Hrjúfr

Old Norse Dictionary - hrjúfr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hrjúfr" in English.

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

hrjúfr Old Norse word can mean:

hrjúfr: adj. [A. S. hreof = scabby; Engl. rough], rough, rugged to the touch; hrjúfr háls, FaS. iii. 37 (in a verse).

hrjúfr: 2. scabby, scurvy; líkþráir ok hrjúfir, 655 xi; þeir eru sem hrjúfir sé, er orðmargir eru, id.; hendr hans höfðu hryfar (i. e. hrjúfar) verit ok fætr ok vall hvárt-tveggja vági, Greg. 75, Ld. 232, v. l.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

S.: Saga.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

i. e.: id est.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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