Raufa
Old Icelandic Dictionary - raufaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "raufa" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
raufa Old Icelandic word can mean:
- raufa
- I)
- raufa
- (að), v.
- raufa
- 1) to break up, open (r. til bagga); r. seyði, to break up the (cooking) fire; r. brjóst e-m, to cut the breast open;
- raufa
- 2) to pierce, make holes in (skeytum ~ðr).
- raufa
- II)
- raufa
- (að), v. to rob, plunder (Vindr lögðust á valinn ok raufuðu).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛅᚢᚠᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- e-m
- einhverjum.
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