Hand-rif

Old Norse Dictionary - hand-rif

Meaning of Old Norse word "hand-rif" in English.

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

hand-rif
n. [cp. handsyfte, Ivar Aasen], ‘hand-reefing,’ a naut. term, in the phrase, svipta h., to reef a sail; síga skyldi láta seglin, ok heldr seint, en svipta af handrifi, Ó. H. 182, (svipta af neðan handrifi, Fms. iii. 44.)

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
n.
neuter.
naut.
nautical.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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