Skafl

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skafl

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skafl" in Norwegian.

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

skafl: skafl, m. (jvf gafl) 1) høi, brat Fond især af Sne; þeir fundu hann í skafli einum,ok mælti Skaði, at þann skafl skyldikalla Breiðafönn héðan af Fld. I, 1167;þeir - ætla honum at ríða á millikirkjugarðs ok fannar þeirrar, er þarhafði lagt, sem leiðin lá í túnit; standanú sumir á kirkjugarðinum, en sumir áskaflinum Sturl. I, 29421. 2) høi, brat Sø eller Bølge; jvf sjófarskafl. 3) beygja skaflinn forekommer tilligemed gera skelpur om de Trækninger, Bevæ-gelser i Ansigtet, som den grædende gjør.Flat. I, 5663 (Fm. X, 17418).

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᛆᚠᛚ
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:

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

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