Hrífu-skapt

Old Norse Dictionary - hrífu-skapt

Meaning of Old Norse word "hrífu-skapt"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

hrífu-skapt
-höfuð, n. a rake-handle, head of a rake, freq. in mod. usage.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᛁᚠᚢ-ᛋᚴᛅᛒᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

freq.
frequent, frequently.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

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