Hafald

Meaning of Old Norse word "hafald"

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

hafald

n. (qs. hafhald), the perpendicular thrums that hold the weft.

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