Rifna

Old Norse Dictionary - rifna

Meaning of Old Norse word "rifna" in English.

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

rifna: að, to be rent, riven, cracked; unz himininn rifnar, Arnór; muðrinn brast, ok rifnaði upp í gegnum herðuna, Eg. 181; höggvinn, rifnaðr (cracked) eða brotinn, Grág. ii. 11: esp. of texture, a membrane, or the like, þótt seglin rifnuðu, Fas. i. 156; kyrtillinn rifnaði, Eg. 602; tjaldið musterisins rifnaði mitt í tvennt, Luke xxiii. 45; ef klæði rifnar, ok skal sauma, K. þ. K. 88; sárin rifnuðu upp, the wounds were ripped up, Fs. 67, Gullþ. 79.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.: especially.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

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