Rif

Old Icelandic Dictionary - rif

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "rif" in English.

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

rif Old Icelandic word can mean:

rif
I)
rif
(gen. pl. rifja), n.
rif
1) rib (hljóp þá sverðið á síðuna ok í milli rifjanna);
rif
2) fig. cause, reason (þá skildi hann af hverjum rifjum vera myndi).
rif
II)
rif
n. reef in the sea (út í hólmann lá eitt rif mjótt ok langt).
rif
III)
rif
n. reef in a sail (sigla við eitt r.).
rif
IV)
rif
n.
rif
1) tearing asunder;
rif
2) plundering (með ráni ok rifi).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛁᚠ

Abbreviations used:

gen.
genitive.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

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