Hand-rif

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hand-rif

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hand-rif

n. [cp. handsyfte, Ivar Aasen], ‘hand-reefing,’ a naut. term, in the phrase, svipta h., to reef a sail; síga skyldi láta seglin, ok heldr seint, en svipta af handrifi, Ó. H. 182, (svipta af neðan handrifi, Fms. iii. 44.)

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛅᚾᛏ-ᚱᛁᚠ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
gl: glossary.
n.: neuter.
naut.: nautical.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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