Hrifsan

Old Norse Dictionary - hrifsan

Meaning of Old Norse word "hrifsan" in English.

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

hrifsan
f. a robbing, pillaging, Fb. ii. 412.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
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