Rauð-álfr
Old Norse Dictionary - rauð-álfr
Meaning of Old Norse word "rauð-álfr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- rauð-álfr
- m. a ‘red elf,’ a person dressed in gaudy colours; sjáið it rauðálfinn, sveinar, Nj. 70.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛅᚢᚦ-ᛅᛚᚠᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)