Hrefna
Old Norse Dictionary - hrefna
Meaning of Old Norse word "hrefna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hrefna can mean:hrefna
- hrefna
- u, f. [hrafn], prop. a she-raven.
- hrefna
- 2. a whale, = hrafnreiðr, q. v.
- hrefna
- 3. a part of a ship, Edda (Gl.)
- hrefna
- II. a pr. name, Landn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᛁᚠᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
- l.
- line.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)