Paufi
Old Norse Dictionary - paufiMeaning of Old Norse word "paufi" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- paufi
- a, m. a lurking fiend; átu-maðkr og einhver paufinn ódrýgir hvað sem hún ferr með, Bb. 1. 15. paufa-legr, adj. dark, gloomy, of a road or a landscape.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛅᚢᚠᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bb.
- Búnaðar-bálkr.