Rúfr

Old Norse Dictionary - rúfr

Meaning of Old Norse word "rúfr" in English.

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

rúfr: m. = rúgr; a provinc. Icel. form, occurs in a verse in Gísl., where rúfr rhymes with húfa; as also in the local name Rúf-eyjar in western Icel., Sturl. i. 10, 26, Landn. 92 (v. l.), where it is even spelt Rup-eyjar.

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

Abbreviations used:

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

provinc.: provincial.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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