Hafa

Viking Language Dictionary - hafa

Meaning of Old Norse / Old Icelandic word "hafa"

hafa
vb (2) to have; hold, keep; take; hafa [e-t] í hendi hold [sth] in one’s hand; hafa [e-t] með sér take, bring [sth] with one; hafask mid live, dwell; hafask at occupy oneself with [sth], do, undertake

Possible runic inscriptions in Younger Futhark:

  • - Long branch (Danish):ᚼᛅᚠᛅ
  • - Short twig (Swedish & Norwegian):ᚽᛆᚠᛆ

Abbreviations used:

e-t
einhvern, eitthvat ‘somebody, something’ accusative
f
feminine
mid
middle voice
n
neuter
sth
something
vb
verb
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