Arfr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - arfrMeaning of Old Icelandic word "arfr" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
arfr Old Icelandic word can mean:
- arfr
- (gen. arfs), m.
- arfr
- 1) inheritance; taka arf, to take possession of an inheritance; taka arf eptir e-n, to be heir to a person, to inherit; standa til arfs eptir e-n, to be entitled to inherit a person; hón á allan arf eptir mik, she is my sole heir; selja arf, to sell the expectation of inheritance (= selja arfván);
- arfr
- 2) patrimony = föðurleifð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚱᚠᚱ
Abbreviations used:
- gen.
- genitive.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
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