Lyrfa

Old Norse Dictionary - lyrfa

Meaning of Old Norse word "lyrfa"

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

lyrfa
u, f. [Swed. larf], a caterpillar, metaph. a naughty person.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
n.
neuter.
Swed.
Swedish.

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