Reyfi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - reyfi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "reyfi" in Norwegian.

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

reyfi
reyfi, n. 1) Ulden som rives af Faaret naar Fældingstiden er forhaanden (se Hehn2 1625. 46025), lat. vellus; annathvárt skal vera, at hón (nL. ærin L. 14)skal láta af sér allt reyfit eðr gangameð fullu reyfi heim SturL. I, 15317 fg;ullar reyfi þat, er 6 göri hespo eðalambs gæro Grg. II, 715. 2058; ullarreyfi þeirra, er 6 geri hespu Grg. I,2513; dóttir á (nL. i Moderarv se L. 1)sauði 5 ok lín allt ok garn ok 5 reyfiullar ok gæss Frost. 9, 97; meirr undirþeirri grein, at þat (nL. kið L. 21) sé -at öllu val heilt, en þat sé til reyfisinstalat (lat. sine macula non quidem vel-leris sed corporis) Stj. 27922 (Hist. schoL.12620). 2) Skind med Ulden, Haarenepaa, nht. vliesz; fara í þann stað, semKolkis heitir, at sœkja þangat reyfi þat,er gullspuni einn er Trój. 7 (1622).

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᚽᛦᚠᛁ
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:

L.
Linje.
lat.
latinsk.
n.
Neutrum.
nl.
nemlig.

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