Trefr
Old Norse Dictionary - trefr
Meaning of Old Norse word "trefr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- trefr
- f. pl. fringes; eigi sviðnuðu hinar minnstu trefr á skrúða hans, Bs. i. 42; blóðgar trefr, Fas. ii. 554; trefr af einu dýrligu klæði, i. 230; blæju ok trefr fyrir enda, Ld. 244, v. l.; sjúkir menn kómu við hans trefr … at snertum tröfum klæða þinna … trefum (dat.), Post. (Unger) 29.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚱᛁᚠᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- dat.
- dative.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- pl.
- plural.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Post.
- Postula Sögur. (F. III.)