Krafsa
Old Norse Dictionary - krafsa
Meaning of Old Norse word "krafsa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- krafsa
- að, to paw or scratch with the feet, as horses or sheep when grazing on a snow field; hann krafsaði sem hross, Ld. 120; hundrinn krafsar sundr hrúguna, Fas. iii. 547; ekki þarf at k. af því ofan, er oss er í hug, Nj. 224; hann kvaðsk eigi mundu k. um þat at segja honum sannindi, Sturl. iii. 313.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᛅᚠᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)