Haf-villur

Old Norse Dictionary - haf-villur

Meaning of Old Norse word "haf-villur"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

haf-villur
f. pl. loss of one’s course at sea, Finnb. 242; rak þá víða um hafit, vóru þeir flestir innanborðs at á kom hafvilla, Ld. 74; koma nú á fyrir þeim myrkr ok hafvillur, Fms. iii. 181, Þorf. Karl. 372.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚠ-ᚢᛁᛚᛚᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Finnb.
Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Þorf. Karl.
Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)
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