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Origin and Meaning
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| Fox Image by Martin Mecnarowski,[1] licensed under Creative Commons |
The Old Norse word for 'fox (animal)' derives from the Old Norse word for 'amber' because of its colour [2]
Old Norse
1) raf = 'amber' [2]
2) refr = 'fox' [3] [4] [5]
2) ref-r = 'fox' [2]
Swedish
2) räv = 'fox' (animal) [2]
Danish
1) rav = 'amber' [6]
Related Names
See RefR
Combinations
| Name Element |
Example |
|---|---|
| KETILL | see Refkell |
| STEIN | see Refsteinn |
First Element Forms
References
- ↑ Wikimedia Commons: Image by Martin Mecnarowski (www.photomecan.eu), source & license
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Ferdinand Holthausen: Vergleichendes und Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altwestnordischen (1948)
- ↑ Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2007)
- ↑ Hermann Pálsson: Nafnabókin (1991)
- ↑ Leiv Heggstad, Finn Hødnebø og Erik Simensen: Norrøn Ordbok (1997)
- ↑ Hjalmar Falk & Alf Torp: Book: Etymologisk ordbok over det norske og det danske sprog|Etymologisk ordbok over det norske og det danske sprog]] (1999)
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