Hand-rif
Old Norse Dictionary - hand-rif
Meaning of Old Norse word "hand-rif"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hand-rif
- n. [cp. handsyfte, Ivar Aasen], ‘hand-reefing,’ a naut. term, in the phrase, svipta h., to reef a sail; síga skyldi láta seglin, ok heldr seint, en svipta af handrifi, Ó. H. 182, (svipta af neðan handrifi, Fms. iii. 44.)
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚾᛏ-ᚱᛁᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- n.
- neuter.
- naut.
- nautical.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ivar Aasen
- Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)