For-drífa

Old Norse Dictionary - for-drífa

Meaning of Old Norse word "for-drífa" in English.

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

for-drífa
dreif, [Germ. vertreiben], to drive away, Clar. 19, Fb. i. 402.

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

Abbreviations used:

Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Clar.
Clarus Saga. (G. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
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