Vefja

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

vefja Old Icelandic word can mean:

vefja

(vef; vafða; vafiðr, vafðr, vafinn), v.

vefja

1) to wrap, fold; v. e-u um höfuð sér, at höfði e-m, to wrap it round one’s head; hann tók vaðmál ok vafði at sér, and wrapped it round himself; v. e-t saman, to fold or wrap it together (vóru þar margir tötrar saman vafðir); v. e-t e-u (í e-u, með e-u), to wrap it up in a thing (barnit var vafit í dúki); meðal-kafli gulli vafiðr, a sword-haft wound with gold;

vefja

2) to entangle, embroil (þú lætr Egil v. öll mál fyrir þér);

vefja

3) refl., ~st, to be wrapped (v. um fœtr e-m) to straggle (hrossin höfðu vafizt í einu lœkjarfari); to be entangled (~st í áhyggjum).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚠᛁᛅ

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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