Ifa

Old Icelandic Dictionary - ifa

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "ifa" in English.

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

ifa Old Icelandic word can mean:

ifa
(að), v. to doubt (engi efar þat); e. um e-t, to doubt about a thing;
ifa
refl., efast í e-u, to hesitate in, be in doubt; e. um e-t = efa um e-t; with gen., e. 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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