Vafningr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vafningr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 vafningr

m. [vefja], a twist: metaph. an entanglement, Nj. 164.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛅᚠᚾᛁᚾᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

gl
glossary.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.

Works & Authors

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)

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