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Fífla

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Fífla

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 fífla

1. u, f. a girl, Grett.

2 fífla

2. d, [fivle, Ivar Aasen], with acc. to fool one, Skálda 168.

3 fífla

2. to beguile a woman, Glúm. 377, Fs. 60, Nj. 107: reflex., fíflask at konu, id., Rd. 318, Bs. i. 663: of a woman, to fall into illicit love, Stj. 321, Bs. i. 653.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᛁᚠᛚᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

acc.: accusative.
f.: feminine.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.: masculine.
reflex: reflexive.
reflex.: reflexive.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Rd.: Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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