Rífr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - rífr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "rífr" in Norwegian.

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

rífr
rífr, adj. saadan som man gjerne vil have, hvorefter man er begjærlig; nú skuluþér bera út slíkan mat, sem fyrr varrífastr, en ekki annan Flat. I, 54527;galt Kolr Arnason Ormi fjóra tigihundraða rífs fjár Sturl. I, 31316 jvfí gulli ok brendu silfri eðr í rífumaurum Ísl. s. I, 3311. Jvf. hlauprífr.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᛁᚠᚱ
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:

adj.
Adjectiv.
f.
Feminin.
fr.
fransk.
lat.
latinsk.
s.
substantiv.

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