Gafl
Old Norse Dictionary - gafl
Meaning of Old Norse word "gafl"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gafl
- m. [Ulf. gibla = πτερύγιον, Luke iv. 9; Engl. gable; Germ. giebel; Dan. gavl; Swed. gafvel]:—a gable-end, gable, Sturl. ii. 50, Nj. 209, Ísl. ii. 74.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚠᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)