Borð-tafl
Old Norse Dictionary - borð-tafl
Meaning of Old Norse word "borð-tafl"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- borð-tafl
- n. a chess-board, Sturl. ii. 184, v. l.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᚱᚦ-ᛏᛅᚠᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)