Svarfa

Old Icelandic Dictionary - svarfa

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "svarfa" in English.

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

svarfa Old Icelandic word can mean:

svarfa
(að), v. to upset (Þorgils ~ði taflinu);
svarfa
refl., ~st, to be turned upside down (taflit ~ðist); s. um, to cause a great tumult, make havoc (H. ~ðist þar um).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛅᚱᚠᛅ

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