Gæfu-raun
Old Norse Dictionary - gæfu-raun
Meaning of Old Norse word "gæfu-raun"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gæfu-raun
- f. a trial of luck, Grett. 113 A, Ó. H. 74.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚠᚢ-ᚱᛅᚢᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)