Hriflingr
Old Norse Dictionary - hriflingr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hriflingr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hriflingr
- m. a kind of shoes or stockings (?), Parc. (thrice), a part of Percival’s dress when he left his mother. hriflinga-björg, f. a hand to mouth life, Fas. iii. 538.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᛁᚠᛚᛁᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)