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1.
efstr (older form øfstr), a superl,
2.
upper, uppermost, opp to 'neðri, neðstr'; bera efra skjöld, to gain the victory verða e-m e, to be superior to ; hit efra, (a) high above ground (fara hit efra í trjám sem apynjur eða íkornar) ; (b) the upper or inland road, opp to 'hit ytra', along the shore (sumir fóru hit efra til �ríhyrningshálsa) ; by land, opp to the sea ; (c) of the inner part of a building, opposed to 'hit fremra' or the part nearest the door (konungr settist í hásæti ok alskipat var hit efra ok hit fremra) ;
3.
latter, last; þetta var inn efra hlut sumars, towards the end of summer; á efra aldri, advanced in years; efsti dómr, the last judgement; efsta vika langaföstu, the last week of Lent, Passion Week
