Hrifsa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hrifsa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hrifsa

að, or older rifsa, [cp. A. S. reafian; Engl. to rob, rifle; Scot. reif, reff = plunder, reiver = robber; Germ. rauben, etc.]:—to rob, pillage; rifsa ok grápa, Stj. 78, 154; rænt ok rifsat, 236; hripsa ok ræna, Thom. 534.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᚱᛁᚠᛋᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
etc.: et cetera.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
p.: page.
S.: South, Southern.
Scot.: Scottish.

Works & Authors

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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