Skrýfa

Old Norse Dictionary - skrýfa

Meaning of Old Norse word "skrýfa" in English.

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

skrýfa
ð, [skrúf], to stack corn, s. korn, Bjarn. 22: metaph., hann bar tjöru í höfuð sér ok skrýfði sem mest hárinu, Fms. vi. 375.

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

Abbreviations used:

metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarn.
Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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