Dröfn
Old Norse Dictionary - dröfn
Meaning of Old Norse word "dröfn" (or drǫfn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- dröfn (drǫfn)
- f., gen. drafnar, pl. drafnir, [akin to drefiar], spots, spray-like spots; hence dröfnóttr, adj. spotted; rauð-d., blá-d., etc., red-, blue-spotted; poët. the foaming sea is called drëfn, Fdda.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, dröfn may be more accurately written as drǫfn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚱᚢᚠᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- f.
- feminine.
- gen.
- genitive.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- poët.
- poetically.