Rif

Old Norwegian Dictionary - rif

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "rif" in Norwegian.

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

rif
rif, n. Grund, Rev i Søen, Strækninghvor der er lidet Vand, Vandet harringe Dybde; út til holmsins lá eitt rifmjótt ok langt Bárð. 4113 jvf 448. 11. 13;rif nökkut gékk milli lands ok eyjar,ok géngu Baglar þar út um nóttinaat fjöru ok upp í eyna Fm. VIII, 3066;um morguninn eptir sigldi konungrfyrir Jaðar, ok er þeir kómu fyrirrifit, gerði á storm veðrs Fm. IX, 5035(Konung. 37836; Icel. sag. II, 2106).

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᛁᚠ
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.
n.
Neutrum.

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