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Origin and Meaning

Fox
Fox
Image by Martin Mecnarowski,[1]
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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

Ref-

References

  1. Wikimedia Commons: Image by Martin Mecnarowski (www.photomecan.eu), source & license
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Ferdinand Holthausen: Vergleichendes und Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altwestnordischen (1948)
  3. Lena Peterson: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2007)
  4. Hermann Pálsson: Nafnabókin (1991)
  5. Leiv Heggstad, Finn Hødnebø og Erik Simensen: Norrøn Ordbok (1997)
  6. Hjalmar Falk & Alf Torp: Book: Etymologisk ordbok over det norske og det danske sprog|Etymologisk ordbok over det norske og det danske sprog]] (1999)