Orf

Old Norse Dictionary - orf

Meaning of Old Norse word "orf" in English.

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

orf: n., also spelt orb, the stock or pole of a scythe, Fms. iii. 206, Fs. 106 (in a verse); orf-hæll, m. the peg or handle by which the orf is held, Safn i. 108; see a drawing in Eggert Itin., tab. viii, fig. 1: poët. orba-stríðir and orf-þægir, m. a mower: freq. in mod. usage, lang-orf, stutt-orf, a long, short stock.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.: frequent, frequently.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

poët.: poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Itin.: Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.

Safn: Safn til Sögu Islands.

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