Hriflingr

Old Norse Dictionary - hriflingr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hriflingr" in English.

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

hriflingr
m. a kind of shoes or stockings (?), Parc. (thrice), a part of Percival’s dress when he left his mother. hriflinga-björg, f. a hand to mouth life, Fas. iii. 538.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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