RAFR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

RAFR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 RAFR

m., pl. rafir and rafar, amber; in raf-kastandi. rastar raf, sea amber, of which necklaces were made, Lex. Poët., cp. Tacit. Germ. ch. 45.

2 RAFR

II. metaph. the amber-like fat and fins of a flounder hung up to dry and eaten as a dainty; rikling ok rafi, Sturl. i. 164, v. l.; einn gildr rafr, D. N. v. 616; sex rafi, i. 183; rafa, riklinga, N. G. L. iii. 119: in mod. usage it is called rafa-belti, n. the belt or round of the fins, Dipl. iii. 4. rafa-kollr, m. a nickname, Sturl.

Runic Inscription

ᚱᛅᚠᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
ch.: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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