Krefða

Old Norse Dictionary - krefða

Meaning of Old Norse word "krefða"

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

krefða
u, f., medic. crusta lactea, an infant’s disease, Ann. 1428, Fél. x. 8, passim in mod. usage, krefðu-sótt, f. = krefða, Ann. 1389.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
medic.
medicine, medically.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.
Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
Fél.
Félags-rit.
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