Rauðalfr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - rauðalfr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "rauðalfr" in Norwegian.

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

rauðalfr
rauðalfr, m. rød alfr; Sigmundr var ílitklæðum (dvs. iført røde Klæder, se lit-klæði); Skarpheðinn mælti: hvárt sjáitþér nú rauðalfinn? sveinar! þeir litutil ok kváðust sjá hann Nj. 45 (701);jvf den i Norge forekommende Mening,at "Nissen" kjendes paa sin røde Hue.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᛆᚢᚦᛆᛚᚠᚱ
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:

m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.

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