Reyfi
Old Norse Dictionary - reyfi
Meaning of Old Norse word "reyfi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- reyfi
- n. [akin to A. S. reâf; Engl. robe]:—a fleece, the wool without the skin (but with the skin gærra, q. v.), 655 viii. 1, Stj. 279, Sturl. i. 159, JS. 78, Grág.; ullar-r., K. Þ. K. 84, Grág. ii. 401, passim in old and mod. usage: = gæra, Bret. ch. 7.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛁᚢᚠᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- ch.
- chapter.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- S.
- Saga.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bret.
- Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Js.
- Járnsíða. (B. III.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)