Rifr

Old Norse Dictionary - rifr

Meaning of Old Norse word "rifr" in English.

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

rifr
m., gen. rifjar, [akin to rif], the beam on which the warp hung in the ancient loom; maðr telgði þar meið til rifjar, Rm. 15; reiði-ský rifs = the hanging cloud of the rifr, the warp, poët., Darr.

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

Abbreviations used:

gen.
genitive.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
poët.
poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Darr.
Darraðar-ljóð. (A. III.)
Rm.
Rígsmál. (A. II.)
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