Rifja

Old Norse Dictionary - rifja

Meaning of Old Norse word "rifja" in English.

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

rifja Old Norse word can mean:

rifja: að, to rake hay into rows (rifgarðar); rifja hey, Eb. 260, and in mod. usage.

rifja: II. to repeat (akin to reifa); mikil skynsemi er at r. vandliga þat, Edda 14: in the phrase, rifja e-ð upp, r. upp harm sinn, to rip up one’s sorrow, Clem. 45; r. e-ð upp fyrir sér, to go over with oneself, as to what one has learnt, but half forgotten.

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

Abbreviations used:

mod.: modern.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Clem.: Clements Saga. (F. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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