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Paufi

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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.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

paufi

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

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

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Bb.
Búnaðar-bálkr.

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