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.)
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