Rauða-haf

Old Norse Dictionary - rauða-haf

Meaning of Old Norse word "rauða-haf" in English.

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

rauða-haf
n. the ‘red sea,’ of the ocean surrounding the earth, Grág. ii. 166; hafit rauða er liggr um lönd öll: stórskp rauða hafs, Grett. (in a verse): the Red Sea, mod.

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

Abbreviations used:

mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
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