Kryfja

Old Norse Dictionary - kryfja

Meaning of Old Norse word "kryfja" in English.

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

kryfja: pres. kryf, pret. krufði, part. krufðr and krufinn, to split, embowel; þá krufði hann hana sinn, Fms. v. 194, Fas. ii. 376 (of a fish); svá segja menn at þeir kryfði Þorgeir til hjarta, Fbr. 108; var kálfr einn skorinn ok krufðr, Fas. iii. 33, Mag. 138.

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

Abbreviations used:

part.: participle.

pres.: present.

pret.: preterite.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Mag.: Magus Saga. (G. II.)

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