Dreif
Old Icelandic Dictionary - dreifMeaning of Old Icelandic word "dreif" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
dreif Old Icelandic word can mean:
- dreif
- I) f.
- dreif
- 1) scattering;
- dreif
- drepa e-u á ~, to scatter about; fig. to throw or cast aside, to let drop;
- dreif
- þeir drápu óllu á ~ um þessa fyrirætlun, gave it up altogether;
- dreif
- 2) string or chain (valrinn komst hvergi, því at ~arnar héldu honum).
- dreif
- II) from drífa.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚱᛁᛁᚠ
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- e-u
- einhverju.
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