REIFAR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

REIFAR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 REIFAR

f. pl. swaddling-clothes; vefja, binda reifum, Hom. 36, Bs. ii. 170, Mar., Lil. 35, 42, passim.

2 REIFAR

COMPDS: reifabarn, reifalindi, reifastrangi.

Runic Inscription

ᚱᛁᛁᚠᛅᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Lil.
Lilja. (A. III.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
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