Rauð-álfr

Old Norse Dictionary - rauð-álfr

Meaning of Old Norse word "rauð-álfr" in English.

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

rauð-álfr
m. a ‘red elf,’ a person dressed in gaudy colours; sjáið it rauðálfinn, sveinar, Nj. 70.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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