Drift
Old Norse Dictionary - drift
Meaning of Old Norse word "drift"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- drift
- dript, f. a snow-drift; þar var snjár í driptum, Sturl. i. 84; hvítt sem drift, white as driven snow, Ó. H. 170.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚱᛁᚠᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)