Rifna
Old Norse Dictionary - rifna
Meaning of Old Norse word "rifna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- rifna
- að, to be rent, riven, cracked; unz himininn rifnar, Arnór; muðrinn brast, ok rifnaði upp í gegnum herðuna, Eg. 181; höggvinn, rifnaðr (cracked) eða brotinn, Grág. ii. 11: esp. of texture, a membrane, or the like, þótt seglin rifnuðu, Fas. i. 156; kyrtillinn rifnaði, Eg. 602; tjaldið musterisins rifnaði mitt í tvennt, Luke xxiii. 45; ef klæði rifnar, ok skal sauma, K. þ. K. 88; sárin rifnuðu upp, the wounds were ripped up, Fs. 67, Gullþ. 79.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛁᚠᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
- þ.
- þáttr.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Gullþ.
- Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)