Skrýfa
Old Norse Dictionary - skrýfa
Meaning of Old Norse word "skrýfa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skrýfa
- ð, [skrúf], to stack corn, s. korn, Bjarn. 22: metaph., hann bar tjöru í höfuð sér ok skrýfði sem mest hárinu, Fms. vi. 375.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚱᚢᚠᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bjarn.
- Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)