Þrifa

Old Norse Dictionary - þrifa

Meaning of Old Norse word "þrifa" in English.

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

þrifa
að, = þrífa, to seize; lengi lifat, láti menn þat höndum þrifat, Bs. i. (in a verse); einn hest er hann fékk þrifaðan, Al. 81, 86.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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