Definitions
Definitions
1 REFSA
að, pret. refsti, Ól. 5; part. refst, Karl. 293; but refsat, Fms. viii. 240: [Dan. rævse]:—to punish, with dat. of the person; refsa e-m, vii. 218, viii. 240, Karl. 319: with acc. of the thing, refsa níðings-verk Fms. xi. 241, Sks. 83; r. rán ok stuldi, Ól. 5; r. e-m rangindi sín, Fb. i. 363.
2 REFSA
2. with acc. of the person; refsa e-n. Anecd. (but rare.)
3 REFSA
II. to enquire, see refla above, which is, may be, the original sense of the word, from which to punish is derived, cp. Lat. quaestio.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
REFSA
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "REFSA" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).