Raufa

Old Norse Dictionary - raufa

Meaning of Old Norse word "raufa" in English.

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

raufa Old Norse word can mean:

raufa: 1. að, to break up, open, rip up; raufa til bagga, FmS. vi. 379; raufa alla vagna þá er Serkir hafa átt, Al. 112; Þorgeirr hleypr upp á húsit ok rýfr, ok þar sem húsit raufask, Fbr.: the phrase, raufa seyð, to break up the fire; raufa þeir seyðinn ok var ekki soðit, Edda 45; þann seyði raufar þú þar, at betr væri at eigi ryki, Ld. 208.

raufa: 2. to pierce; raufa brjóst e-m. to cut the breast open, Hkv. 1. 40; skjöldr hans var raufaðr viða, his shield was riddled, Al. 147; grjóti barðr eða skeytum raufaðr, Stj. 300; þú skalt þá eigi með örum raufa né sverði slá, 660.

raufa: 2. að, [A. S. reâfian; Engl. be-reave; Germ. rauben], to rob, spoil, different from the preceding; Vindr lögðusk á valinn ok raufuðu, ok flettu menn bæði vápnum ok klæðum, FmS. xi. 380.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

v.: vide.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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