ᛖᚱᚨᚠᚨᛉ

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Proto-Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *erfaz. Possibly related to Old Norse jarpr (brown), Old English eorp (brown; dark, dusky), from Proto-Germanic *erpaz (light brown), in which case from Proto-Indo-European *h₁erbʰ-, cognate with Ancient Greek ὀρφνός (orphnós, dark brown).

Noun

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ᛖᚱᚨᚠᚨᛉ (erafaz /erᵃfaz/) m

  1. wolverine (Gulo gulo)
    • 5th century, Hogganvik runestone:
      [] ᛖᚲᚾᚨᚢᛞᛁᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ ¶ ᛖᚲᛖᚱᚨᚠᚨᛉ []
      [] eknaudigastiz ¶ ekerafaz []
      ek Naudigastiz, ek erᵃfaz
      I, Need-guest, I the Wolverine

Usage notes

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Descendants

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  • Old Norse: jarfr