Hrifsa
Old Norse Dictionary - hrifsa
Meaning of Old Norse word "hrifsa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hrifsa
- að, or older rifsa, [cp. A. S. reafian; Engl. to rob, rifle; Scot. reif, reff = plunder, reiver = robber; Germ. rauben, etc.]:—to rob, pillage; rifsa ok grápa, Stj. 78, 154; rænt ok rifsat, 236; hripsa ok ræna, Thom. 534.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᛁᚠᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- S.
- Saga.
- Scot.
- Scottish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)