Efa

Old Icelandic Dictionary - efa

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "efa" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

efa Old Icelandic word can mean:

efa
(að), v. to doubt (engi efar þat); ~ um e-t, to doubt about a thing;
efa
refl., ~st í e-u, to hesitate in, be in doubt; ~ um e-t = efa um e-t; with gen., ~ e-s, to change one’s mind in a matter.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᚠᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-t
eitthvat.
e-s
einhvers.
e-u
einhverju.
gen.
genitive.
n.
neuter.

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