Rauða-haf
Old Norse Dictionary - rauða-haf
Meaning of Old Norse word "rauða-haf"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- rauða-haf
- n. the ‘red sea,’ of the ocean surrounding the earth, Grág. ii. 166; hafit rauða er liggr um lönd öll: stórskp rauða hafs, Grett. (in a verse): the Red Sea, mod.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛅᚢᚦᛅ-ᚼᛅᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)