Refhvarfa-bróðir

Old Norse Dictionary - refhvarfa-bróðir

Meaning of Old Norse word "refhvarfa-bróðir"

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

refhvarfa-bróðir
m. a kind of spurious refhvörf, viz. when the opposed words stand separated in the verse-line, Ht. 23.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
viz.
namely.

Works & Authors cited:

Ht.
Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
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