Skræfa
Old Norse Dictionary - skræfa
Meaning of Old Norse word "skræfa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skræfa
- u, f. a coward, Fms. ii. 47, vi. 34, Fb. i. 532, Al. 30, Karl. 63, Edda 213; mann-s.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚱᛅᚠᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)