Traf

Old Norse Dictionary - traf

Meaning of Old Norse word "traf" in English.

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

traf Old Norse word can mean:

traf: n. [cp. trefr], in old writers only in pl. tröf, a hem, fringe;þá tók hón til trafanna es á klæðum þeim vóru er tjaldat var of kistuna, Bs. i. 347; hón hafði knýtt um sik blæju, ok vóru í mörk blá, ok tröf fyrir enda, a kerchief with blue marks or stripes and fringe at the ends, Ld. 244; at þeir göri tröf með dreglum um skikkjur sínar, Stj. 328 (= Lat. fimbria of the Vulgate); at snertum tröfum klæða sinna, … klæða-tröfum, the hems of one’s garment, Post. (Unger) 29.

traf: II. in mod. usage traf, sing., is a white linen kerchief; hvítr sem traf, white as a traf: traf-hvítr, adj. id.: trafa-kefli, n. a mangle: trafa-öskjur, f. pl. a linen-chest.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

adj.: adjective.

f.: feminine.

mod.: modern.

sing.: singular.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Post.: Postula Sögur. (F. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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