Lúfa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Lúfa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 lúfa

u, f. [Ivar Aasen luva; cp. lubbi], rough, matted hair, as a nickname; Haralds hár var sítt ok flókit, fyrir þá sök var hann Lúfa kallaðr, Fagrsk. 9: cp. the vow of king Harold with that of Civilis, Tac. Hist. iv. 61.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᚢᚠᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
p.
page.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fagrsk.
Fagrskinna. (K. I.)
Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
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