Berg-rifa

Old Norse Dictionary - berg-rifa

Meaning of Old Norse word "berg-rifa" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

berg-rifa
u, f. a fissure in a rock, Symb. 56.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᚱᚴ-ᚱᛁᚠᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Symb.
Symbolae. (H. IV.)
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