Definitions
Definitions
1 þöfta þǫfta
[þóf?], a απ. λεγ., to throb, beat (?) like a pulse; sýndisk honum höndin heit, ok rauk af, ok þöftu æðarnar, the hand seemed to be warm and steamed, and the veins beat, Fas. iii. 395.
Orthography
Orthography
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Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
þöfta
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "þöfta" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).