Kinn-rifa
Old Norse Dictionary - kinn-rifa
Meaning of Old Norse word "kinn-rifa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kinn-rifa
- u, f. ‘cheek-crevice,’ a nickname, Fb. iii.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚾᚾ-ᚱᛁᚠᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)