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Reifr

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1 reifr

adj. glad, cheerful; gladr ok reifr, Hm. 14; heima glaðr ok við gesti reifr, 102; er Guðmundr reifr við þá ok veitir þeim stórmannliga, Ísl. ii. 388; reifr gékk herr und hlífar, Edda (in a verse); bjór-r., cheerful from wine, Ls. 18; hug-r., joyful of heart, Hallfred; böð-r., gunn-r., her-r., hjaldr-r., ‘war-glad,’ Lex. Poët., a standing epithet of a warrior, which reminds of Tacitus’ ‘Germani, laeta bello gens.’
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

reifr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
ch
chapter.
Germ
German.
gl
glossary.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Ls.
Loka-senna. (A. I.)

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