Rifja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Rifja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 rifja

að, to rake hay into rows (rifgarðar); rifja hey, Eb. 260, and in mod. usage.

2 rifja

II. to repeat (akin to reifa); mikil skynsemi er at r. vandliga þat, Edda 14: in the phrase, rifja e-ð upp, r. upp harm sinn, to rip up one’s sorrow, Clem. 45; r. e-ð upp fyrir sér, to go over with oneself, as to what one has learnt, but half forgotten.

Runic Inscription

ᚱᛁᚠᛁᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Clem.
Clements Saga. (F. III.)
Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)

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