Rúfr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Rúfr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 rúfr

m. = rúgr; a provinc. Icel. form, occurs in a verse in Gísl., where rúfr rhymes with húfa; as also in the local name Rúf-eyjar in western Icel., Sturl. i. 10, 26, Landn. 92 (v. l.), where it is even spelt Rup-eyjar.

Runic Inscription

ᚱᚢᚠᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
loc: local, locally.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
provinc.: provincial.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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