Handrif

Old Icelandic Dictionary - handrif

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "handrif" in English.

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

handrif
n. ‘reefing cord’, in the phrase, svipta af ~i, to reef a sail.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚾᛏᚱᛁᚠ

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

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