Skam-rif
Old Norse Dictionary - skam-rif
Meaning of Old Norse word "skam-rif"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skam-rif
- n. pl. the short ribs, the lower part of the breast, the brisket, Dipl. v. 18, Fb. ii. 103: metaph., skamrifja-mikill, stout, fat, Grett. 148 A.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛅᛘ-ᚱᛁᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Dipl.
- Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)