Paufi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Paufi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 paufi

a, m. a lurking fiend; átu-maðkr og einhver paufinn ódrýgir hvað sem hún ferr með, Bb. 1. 15. paufa-legr, adj. dark, gloomy, of a road or a landscape.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛅᚢᚠᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
gl
glossary.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Bb.
Búnaðar-bálkr.

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