hvarfa

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwarbōną.

Verb

hvarfa

  1. to turn around
  2. to wander, stroll about

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hvarfa
  • Faroese: hvarva

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hvarfa”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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