Efri

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

efri Old Icelandic word can mean:

efri

(older form øfri), a. compar.,

efri

1) upper, opp. to neðri;

efri

bera efra skjöld, to gain the victory;

efri

verða e-m ~, to be superior to;

efri

hit efra,

efri

a) high above ground (fara hit efra í trjám sem apynjur eða íkornar);

efri

b) the upper or inland road, opp. to ‘hit ytra’, along the shore (sumir fóru hit efra til Þríhyrningshálsa);

efri

by land, opp. to the sea;

efri

c) of the inner part of a building, opposed to ‘hit fremra’ or the part nearest the door (konungr settist í hásæti ok alskipat var hit efra ok hit fremra);

efri

2) latter;

efri

þetta var inn efra hlut sumars, towards the end of summer;

efri

á efra aldri, advanced in years.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᚠᚱᛁ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary