Veifa

Old Icelandic Dictionary - veifa

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "veifa" in English.

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

veifa Old Icelandic word can mean:

veifa
(-ða, -t), v. to wave, swing (veifði hann Mjöllni morðgjörnum fram); veifði hann rœði, he pulled the oar;
veifa
refl., ~st um lausum hala, to ‘wag a loose tail’, be free to do as one pleases.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛁᚠᛅ

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