Trafn
Old Norse Dictionary - trafn
Meaning of Old Norse word "trafn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- trafn
- or tramn, m. [Swed. trem; Dan. treme = a beam], a beam, log, Korm. (in a verse, the Ed. has trafr, but the rhyme with ‘hramni’ shews that the true form has mn).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚱᛅᚠᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)