Ríf-ligr
Old Norse Dictionary - ríf-ligr
Meaning of Old Norse word "ríf-ligr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ríf-ligr
- adj. (-liga, adv.), large, munificent; ríflegt verð, Ld. 212: metaph., ekki r., a poor affair; eigi sýnisk mér ferð þessi rífleg, a poor journey, Fms. ii. 58; þó hvárki væri ríflegt, vi. 13: hvárt sem þat er ríflegt eðr óríflegt, Háv. 53; jafn-r., equally fine, Lv. 75.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛁᚠ-ᛚᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- adv.
- adverb.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Háv.
- Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Lv.
- Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)