Rauð-álfr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Rauð-álfr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 rauð-álfr

m. a ‘red elf,’ a person dressed in gaudy colours; sjáið it rauðálfinn, sveinar, Nj. 70.

Runic Inscription

ᚱᛅᚢᛏ-ᛅᛚᚠᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)

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