Ryf

Old Norse Dictionary - ryf

Meaning of Old Norse word "ryf" in English.

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

ryf
n. [Scot. reif], a skin-eruption, scurf; sló út um hörund hans ryfi ok úþvera með kláða miklum, Bs. i. 181.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
Scot.
Scottish.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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