Drífa

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

drífa Old Icelandic word can mean:

drífa

I)

drífa

(dríf; dreif, drifum; drifinn), v.

drífa

1) to drift, drive like spray or snow (þá drífr snær ór öllum áttum); fig. of missles, to shower, fly, like flakes of snow (láta ~ skot, vápn, á e-n); veðr var ~nda, there was a great snow-storm; esp. impers. with dat., dreif sandinn, the sand drifted; lauðri dreif á lypting útan, the spray drove over the poop; þegar dreif í Löginn krömmu, there fell wet snow in the Lake, it began to sleet;

drífa

2) to crowd, throng, rush; þá drífr ofan mannfjöldi mikill til strandar, a great crowd rushes down to the shore; dreif allt fólk á hans fund, all people crowded to see him; tóku menn þá at ~ brott frá hertoganum, men began to desert the duke; ~ yfir e-n, to befall, happen to one;

drífa

refl., láta yfir ~st (= ~ yfir sik), to yield, give in (rán ok útlegðir þeirra manna, er eigi létu yfir ~);

drífa

3) to perform; ~ leik, to play; en í annan stað á ek at ~ mikinn vanda, I am in a hard strait;

drífa

4) to besprinkle with (e-t e-u döggu drifinn).

drífa

II)

drífa

f. fall of snow, snowdrift (skotvápn flugu svá þykt sem ~).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚱᛁᚠᛅ

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• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary