Stífla

Old Norwegian Dictionary - stífla

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "stífla" in Norwegian.

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

stífla
stífla, f. Dæmning, = dammr; gerðu þarí árósinum stíflu með viðum ok torfiok stífldu svá uppi vatnit Flat. II, 2803;hann á at gera stíflor í engi því, efhann vill, ok grafa engi sítt til okveita svá vatn á engit Grg. II, 957.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛏᛁᚠᛚᛆ
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:

f.
Feminin.
lat.
latinsk.

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