Ref-hvörf

Old Norse Dictionary - ref-hvörf

Meaning of Old Norse word "ref-hvörf" (or ref-hvǫrf) in English.

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

ref-hvörf Old Norse word can mean:

ref-hvörf (ref-hvǫrf)
n. pl. a kind of equivocation which consisted in pairing off words of opposite bearing, as ‘hot, cold,’ ‘water, fire,’ Edda (Ht.) 17–23.
ref-hvörf (ref-hvǫrf)
COMPDS: refhvarfabróðir, refhvarfaháttr.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ref-hvörf may be more accurately written as ref-hvǫrf.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Ht.
Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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