Þrifa
Old Norse Dictionary - þrifa
Meaning of Old Norse word "þrifa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þrifa
- að, = þrífa, to seize; lengi lifat, láti menn þat höndum þrifat, Bs. i. (in a verse); einn hest er hann fékk þrifaðan, Al. 81, 86.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚱᛁᚠᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)