Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Refil-stígar

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 refil-stígar

m. pl. an obscure word, a serpent-path (?), a hidden, mysterious path; hann nefndisk Gangleri ok kominn af refilstigum, Edda 2; hann hvarf refilstíga (acc.), he disappeared by a mysterious way, Fb. i. (in a verse), cp. Prov. xxx. 19.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

refil-stígar

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

acc.: accusative.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
gl: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

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