Rifa

Old Norse Dictionary - rifa

Meaning of Old Norse word "rifa" in English.

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

rifa Old Norse word can mean:

rifa: 1. u, f. [Scot. rive], a rift, rent, cleft, fissure, Sks. 210, freq. in mod. usage; bjarg-rifa, kletta-rifa, also a rift in a wall between two planks.

rifa: 2. að, [Scot. riv; Engl. rivet], to tack together, sew loosely together; Styrr var rifaðr í húð, Ísl. ii. 296, Glúm. 382 (of a corpse); hann varð djöfulóðr ok var rifaðr í húð innan, Orkn. 202 (of a madman).

rifa: 2. rifa saman, to stitch together; hann vill rifa saman munninn, rifaði (Ob., rifjaði Kb. wrongly) hann saman varrarnar ok reif ór æsunum, Edda i. 346.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

mod.: modern.

Scot.: Scottish.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Kb.: Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)

Ob.: Orms-bók. (C. I.)

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