Reifa-barn
Old Norse Dictionary - reifa-barn
Meaning of Old Norse word "reifa-barn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- reifa-barn
- n. an infant in swaddling-clothes; kona hans rakaði ljá eptir honum ok bar r. á baki sér, Bs. i. 666, Al. 14.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛁᛁᚠᛅ-ᛒᛅᚱᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)