Reifa

Old Norse Dictionary - reifa

Meaning of Old Norse word "reifa" in English.

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

reifa Old Norse word can mean:

reifa: ð, prop. to swaddle; r. barn, passim in mod. usage.

reifa: II. to enrich, present with; reifa e-n e-u, to bestow upon one; r. e-n rauðum hringum, Akv. 39; r. e-n gulli, Am. 13, Gkv. 2. 1; höppum reifðr, enriched with bliss, Pd. 15; mjök eru reifðir (not röyfðir?) rógbirtingar, Fagrsk. 4 (in a verse); en er Þorgerðr fór heim, reifði Egill hana góðum gjöfum, Eg. 644; ek skal reifa þik gjöfum, FaS. ii. 508, Al. 161; konungr var reifðr mörgum gjöfum, Jómsv. S. 5.

reifa: 2. to gladden, cheer; örnu reifir Óláfr, Edda (in a verse), FmS. xi. 187 (in a verse); hann (Christ) reifði fjölda lýðs af tvennum fiskum, Leiðarv. 27: reflex. to be gladdened, cheered, Fagrsk. 4 (or perh. hreyfðisk).

reifa: 3. the phrase, reifa íllu, to come to a bad end, to end ill; sagði þat íllu r. mundu, it would end ill, Valla l. 214; ok þeim hefði at íllu reift, FmS. xi. 294; mun þer þetta íllu r., Boll. 336; þat mun eigi góðu r., Grett. 153; ok varir mik at þér reifi íllu ef þú ferr, Krók. 55.

reifa: B. [Prob. a different word], prop. to rip up, disclose; hvárt þetta skal fyrst fara í hljóði, ok reifa þetta fyrir nokkurum vitrum mönnum, FmS. iv. 79; at r. engan hlut eðr kvittu í konungs-höll, v. 320.

reifa: 2. as a law term; in the phrase, reifa mál, to sum up a case, similar to the custom of Engl. courts of the present day; þá varð engi til at r. málit, fyrr en Þorbjörn, hann settisk í dóminn ok reifði málit. BS. i. 17; var farit at öllum málum sem á þinga-dómum, vórn þar kviðir bornir, reifð mál ok dæmd, Eb. 280; þá stóð sá upp er sökin hafði yfir höfði verit fram sögð ok reifði málit, Nj. 243, Grág. passim. In the old Icel. court each party (plaintiff and defendant) nominated a member of the court to sum up his case, and such delegated persons were called reifingar-menn, Grág. Þingsk þ. ch. 21; hence reifa mál bæði til sóknar ok til varnar, Grág. i. 79; svá skal sá mæla er sókn reifði, … svá skal sá mæla er vörn reifði. 71: sókn skal fyrr reifa hvers máls en vörn, 65.

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

Abbreviations used:

mod.: modern.

prop.: proper, properly.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

perh.: perhaps.

reflex.: retlexive.

L.: Linnæus.

ch.: chapter.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

lit.: literally.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Akv.: Atla-kviða. (A. II.)

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

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fagrsk.: Fagrskinna. (K. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Gkv.: Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)

Jómsv. S.: Jómsvíkinga Saga. (E. I.)

Pd.: Placidus-drápa. (A. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Boll.: Bolla-þáttr. (D. V.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Krók.: Króka Refs Saga. (D. V.)

Valla L.: Valla Ljóts Saga. (D. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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