Rofna
Old Norse Dictionary - rofna
Meaning of Old Norse word "rofna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- rofna
- að, (hrofna, Bs. i. 378), to be broken, ruptured; þá er r. tók fylkingin, Eg. 298; þakit tók at r., Gísl. 22; svá sem hrofnat væri fyrir nagli, Bs. i. 378:—as a law term, to be rescinded, á þeirra dómr at rofna, Grág. i. 80; rofnar sekð fjörbaugs mann, ef …, 93; ok skal kaup upp rofna ef brek bersk, ii. 242.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᚢᚠᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)