Reyfari

Old Norse Dictionary - reyfari

Meaning of Old Norse word "reyfari"

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

reyfari
a, m. [Scot. reiver], a pirate, robber, Fms. vi. 162, Fs. 14.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
Scot.
Scottish.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
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