VAF

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

VAF

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 VAF

n. [vefja], a wrapping, winding round, in sí-vaf (see sí); var tekinn knífr ok vafðr … Þorsteinn stakk í augun knífinum upp at vafinu, Sturl. ii. 181: the phrase, vera mikill í vöfum, to be bulky and heavy.

2 VAF

2. in Icel. the piece of skin wound round a quill for infants to suck is called vaf.

3 VAF

II. [vefa] = fyrir-vaf, the weft.

Runic Inscription

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Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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