Hrufa
Old Norse Dictionary - hrufa
Meaning of Old Norse word "hrufa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hrufa can mean:hrufa
- hrufa
- u, f. [hrjúfr], a crust, the rough surface of a stone.
- hrufa
- β. the crust or scab of a boil or the like; h. á sári, N. G. L. i. 162, 305, Stj. 345, Bs. ii. 23.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᚢᚠᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- L.
- Linnæus.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)