Reifar
Old Norse Dictionary - reifar
Meaning of Old Norse word "reifar"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word reifar can mean:reifar
- reifar
- f. pl. swaddling-clothes; vefja, binda reifum, Hom. 36, Bs. ii. 170, Mar., Lil. 35, 42, passim.
- reifar
- COMPDS: reifabarn, reifalindi, reifastrangi.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛁᛁᚠᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Lil.
- Lilja. (A. III.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)