Kryfja
Old Norse Dictionary - kryfja
Meaning of Old Norse word "kryfja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kryfja
- pres. kryf, pret. krufði, part. krufðr and krufinn, to split, embowel; þá krufði hann hana sinn, Fms. v. 194, Fas. ii. 376 (of a fish); svá segja menn at þeir kryfði Þorgeir til hjarta, Fbr. 108; var kálfr einn skorinn ok krufðr, Fas. iii. 33, Mag. 138.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᚢᚠᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- part.
- participle.
- pres.
- present.
- pret.
- preterite.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Mag.
- Magus Saga. (G. II.)