vafra

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vafra, probably related to vefa (“to weave, move quickly”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvavra/
  • Rhymes: -avra

Verb

vafra (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative vafraði, supine vafrað)

  1. (intransitive) to roam, to wander
    Synonyms: reika, sveima, ráfa, eigra
  2. (intransitive, computing) to surf the Internet, to browse

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • vafri (“web browser”)
  • vafur (“wandering, roaming”)

References

  1. “wobble”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.

Latin

Adjective

vafra

  1. inflection of vafer:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

vafrā

  1. ablative feminine singular of vafer
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