Hala-rófa
Old Norse Dictionary - hala-rófaMeaning of Old Norse word "hala-rófa" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hala-rófa
- u, f. ‘tail-row,’ i. e. a string one after another, like geese; ganga í halarófu, to walk in h.; cp. Dan. gaasegang, Fr. en queue.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᛚᛅ-ᚱᚢᚠᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- f.
- feminine.
- Fr.
- French in etymologies.
- i. e.
- id est.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fr.
- Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.