Skrýfa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Skrýfa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 skrýfa

ð, [skrúf], to stack corn, s. korn, Bjarn. 22: metaph., hann bar tjöru í höfuð sér ok skrýfði sem mest hárinu, Fms. vi. 375.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚴᚱᚢᚠᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Bjarn.
Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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