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Dreif

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Definitions

2 definitions

1 dreif

f. scattering; á dreif, id.; á víð ok dreif, scattered abroad, Grönd. 166.

2 dreif

2. a chain; haukr bundinn í gull-dreifum, and haukrinn komst hvergi þvíat dreifarnar héldu honum, El. (Fr.)
Similar Words

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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

dreif

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "dreif" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
f.
feminine.
Fr
French in etymologies.
Fr.
French in etymologies.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors

El.
Elis Saga. (G. II.)
Fr.
Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Grönd.
Benedikt Gröndal.

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