Halatafl

Old Norwegian Dictionary - halatafl

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "halatafl" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

halatafl: halatafl, n. sansyndligvis Brætspil hvoriBrikkerne (töflurnar) ere forsynede med hali, som kan stikkes ned i et tilsvarendeHul paa Brættet, ligesom en spjótshalistikkes ned i Jorden for at Spydet saa-ledes kan staa fæstet i samme, eller ogsaaen saadan Brikke; þat var eitt sinn, atÞ. sat at tafli, þá gékk stjúpmóðirhans hjá ok sá, at hann tefldi hnettafl,þat var stórt halatafl -, hón greipþá upp töfluna ok setti halann á kinnbein Þorbirni, ok hljóp af í augatok lá á kinninni Grett. 16113.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛆᛚᛆᛏᛆᚠᛚ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

n.: Neutrum.

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