Ref-hvörf
Old Norse Dictionary - ref-hvörf
Meaning of Old Norse word "ref-hvörf" (or ref-hvǫrf)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word ref-hvörf can mean:ref-hvörf
- ref-hvörf (ref-hvǫrf)
- n. pl. a kind of equivocation which consisted in pairing off words of opposite bearing, as ‘hot, cold,’ ‘water, fire,’ Edda (Ht.) 17–23.
- ref-hvörf (ref-hvǫrf)
- COMPDS: refhvarfabróðir, refhvarfaháttr.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ref-hvörf may be more accurately written as ref-hvǫrf.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛁᚠ-ᚼᚢᚢᚱᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Ht.
- Hátta-tal. (C. I.)