Yfir

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

yfir Old Icelandic word can mean:

yfir

prep. with dat. and acc.

yfir

I. with dat. over, above (hvers manns alvæpni hekk y. rúmi hans); sitja y. borðum, to sit at table; s. yfir málum manna, to sit at, attend to cases, as judge; konungr y. Englandi, king over E.; vaka y. e-m, to wake or watch over;

yfir

II. with acc.

yfir

1) over, above (Skaði tók eitr-orm, ok festi upp y. hann); hann tók y. sik skikkjuna, he put on the mantle; komast y. e-t, to come by a thing;

yfir

2) over, across, through (síðan fóru þeir y. Norðrá);

yfir

3) fig. over, beyond; hafa vöxt y. e-n, to have growth over, be taller than; fram y. aðra menn, beyond, above other men;

yfir

4) adverbial usages, sá kvittr kom y., passed over; kveld kemr y., evening draws on.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠᛁᚱ

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• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary