Hefja

hefja

vb (VI)to lift up, raise, heave; hence to begin, esp hefja upp + acc [hefja upp kvæði to begin to recite a poem]; to hold, open an event [hefja blót hold sacrifices, begin the season of sacrifices]

Possible runic inscriptions in Younger Futhark:

• - Long branch (Danish):ᚼᛁᚠᛁᛅ
• - Short twig (Swedish & Norwegian):ᚽᛁᚠᛁᛆ