Trafn

Old Norse Dictionary - trafn

Meaning of Old Norse word "trafn" in English.

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

trafn: or tramn, m. [Swed. trem; Dan. treme = a beam], a beam, log, Korm. (in a verse, the Ed. has trafr, but the rhyme with ‘hramni’ shews that the true form has mn).

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

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