Reifar

Old Norse Dictionary - reifar

Meaning of Old Norse word "reifar" in English.

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

reifar Old Norse word can mean:

reifar
f. pl. swaddling-clothes; vefja, binda reifum, Hom. 36, Bs. ii. 170, Mar., Lil. 35, 42, passim.
reifar
COMPDS: reifabarn, reifalindi, reifastrangi.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Lil.
Lilja. (A. III.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
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