Definitions
Definitions
1 ref-hvörf ref-hvǫrf
n. pl. a kind of equivocation which consisted in pairing off words of opposite bearing, as ‘hot, cold,’ ‘water, fire,’ Edda (Ht.) 17–23.
2 ref-hvörf ref-hvǫrf
COMPDS: refhvarfabróðir, refhvarfaháttr.
Orthography
Orthography
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Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
ref-hvörf
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "ref-hvörf" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).