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.