Ofra

Old Icelandic Dictionary - ofra

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "ofra" in English.

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

ofra Old Icelandic word can mean:

ofra
(að), v.
ofra
1) to brandish, wave in the air, with dat. (o. vápnum sínum);
ofra
2) to raise, lift (o. líkam hins helga Ólafs); þegar er sólu var ofrat, as soon as the sun had risen; o. sér, to raise the head, appear (líðr þá eigi langt áðr gömul úhlýðni ofrar sér);
ofra
3) refl., ofrast, to become known (Guðmundr vildi eigi þat o. láta); to pride oneself (af e-u).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠᚱᛅ

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
e-u
einhverju.

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