Þrif-liga

Old Norse Dictionary - þrif-liga

Meaning of Old Norse word "þrif-liga" in English.

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

þrif-liga Old Norse word can mean:

þrif-liga
adv. deftly; frækiliga ok þ., Stj. 233; eta þ., to eat briskly, Mag.
þrif-liga
2. mod. cleanly; ó-þrifliga, uncleanly.

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

Abbreviations used:

adv.
adverb.
v.
vide.
þ.
þáttr.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Mag.
Magus Saga. (G. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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