Krefja

Old Icelandic Dictionary - krefja

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "krefja" in English.

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

krefja Old Icelandic word can mean:

krefja: (kref, krafða, krafðr and krafinn), v. to crave, demand, claim (~ e-n e-s);

krefja: ~ e-n máls, orða, to ask speech of one (engi þorði at ~ hann orða);

krefja: hann krafði dura, he asked to be let in, knocked at the door;

krefja: refl., ~st, to claim, with gen. (krafðist Hávarðr torfunnar).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᛁᚠᛁᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-s: einhvers.

gen.: genitive.

n.: neuter.

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