Rifsa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - rifsa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "rifsa" in Norwegian.

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

rifsa: rifsa, v. (að) rive til sig, røve; en dýrstuklæði váro rifin í sundr þar, er hverrrifsaði slíkt, er hann fékk Alex. 9315;eigi er þessi maðr fyrir þat lýttr oklastaðr, at hann hafi þat rænt ok ripsat(&vl rifsat) eðr grimmliga grápat, eraðrir menn áttu Stj. 15422 (Greg. Homil. 40 S. 16541 fgg); þeir - rifsuðu (=rupluðu Flat. II, 67913) búin þeirradrjúgum Fm. VIII, 39015. Jvf. grápa.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᛁᚠᛋᛆ
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:

a.: accusativ.

eg.: egentlig.

f.: Feminin.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

S.: Side.

v.: Verbum.

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