Raufa
Old Norse Dictionary - raufa
Meaning of Old Norse word "raufa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word raufa can mean:raufa
- raufa
- 1. að, to break up, open, rip up; raufa til bagga, FmS. vi. 379; raufa alla vagna þá er Serkir hafa átt, Al. 112; Þorgeirr hleypr upp á húsit ok rýfr, ok þar sem húsit raufask, Fbr.: the phrase, raufa seyð, to break up the fire; raufa þeir seyðinn ok var ekki soðit, Edda 45; þann seyði raufar þú þar, at betr væri at eigi ryki, Ld. 208.
- raufa
- 2. to pierce; raufa brjóst e-m. to cut the breast open, Hkv. 1. 40; skjöldr hans var raufaðr viða, his shield was riddled, Al. 147; grjóti barðr eða skeytum raufaðr, Stj. 300; þú skalt þá eigi með örum raufa né sverði slá, 660.
- raufa
- 2. að, [A. S. reâfian; Engl. be-reave; Germ. rauben], to rob, spoil, different from the preceding; Vindr lögðusk á valinn ok raufuðu, ok flettu menn bæði vápnum ok klæðum, FmS. xi. 380.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛅᚢᚠᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Hkv.
- Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)