Þrífa

Old Icelandic Dictionary - þrífa

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "þrífa" in English.

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

þrífa Old Icelandic word can mean:

þrífa
(þríf; þreif, þrifum; þrifinn), v.
þrífa
1) to catch, grasp, to take hold of suddenly (~ e-n, eptir e-m, í e-n, til e-s); ~ á e-m, to lay hands on;
þrífa
2) refl., ~st, to thrive (hann bað bann illa fara ok aldri ~).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚱᛁᚠᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-m
einhverjum.
e-s
einhvers.

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