Hrifsa

Old Norse Dictionary - hrifsa

Meaning of Old Norse word "hrifsa" in English.

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

hrifsa
að, or older rifsa, [cp. A. S. reafian; Engl. to rob, rifle; Scot. reif, reff = plunder, reiver = robber; Germ. rauben, etc.]:—to rob, pillage; rifsa ok grápa, Stj. 78, 154; rænt ok rifsat, 236; hripsa ok ræna, Thom. 534.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
Engl.
English.
etc.
et cetera.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
S.
Saga.
Scot.
Scottish.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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