Þreifa

Old Norse Dictionary - þreifa

Meaning of Old Norse word "þreifa" in English.

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

þreifa Old Norse word can mean:

þreifa
að, [þrífa], to touch, feel with the hand; far þú hingat ok vil ek þ. um þik, Ísl. ii. 342, 343 (of a blind woman); fóstra Helga var því vön at þ. um menn áðr enn til vígs færi, Korm. 4; hann þreifaði þar niðr ok tók þar á sverðs-hjöltum, Ld. 204; myrkr þat at þ. má um, Eluc.; þ. í hönd e-m, to shake one’s hands, Ísl. ii. 207; hann þreifaði um hendr þeim ok strauk um lófana, Fms. v.. 73.
þreifa
II. reflex., þreifast fyrir, to feel for oneself, to grope along, Fms. v. 95.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
þ.
þáttr.
reflex.
retlexive.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eluc.
Elucidarium. (F. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Korm.
Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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