Dreif

Old Norwegian Dictionary - dreif

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "dreif" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

dreif: dreif, f. 1) Spreden; drepa e-u á dreifdvs. slaa noget bort i Veir og Vind uden at ænse det, Sturl. II, 1275. 2449;drápu öllu á dreif um þessa fyrir-ætlan dvs. opgave aldeles dette Foreha- vende, Eg. 12 (2229); þat sýnist mönn-um ráðligt, at sú vísa væri lítt borin,en eigi varð vísan á dreif drepin okkom til eyrna Birni Hítd. 2018. 2) Stænken, Smøren. Stj. 30919 (se under dregg). 3) Plet, Stribe som er opstaaetderved at der er smurt eller stænket nogetpaa en Gjenstand; se blóðdreif. 4) Baand, Kjæde; valr, er þar var bundinnhjá landtjaldinu í gulldreifum El. 1125;hann (dvs. valrinn) komst hvergi, því atdreifarnar héldu honum El. 1129.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᚱᚽᛁᚠ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.: Feminin.

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.

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