Hala-tafl

Old Norse Dictionary - hala-tafl

Meaning of Old Norse word "hala-tafl"

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

hala-tafl: n. a kind of game, used synonymous to hnef-tafl, q. v., prob. similar to the Engl. ‘fox and goose;’ hann tefldi hnet-tafl, þat var stórt hala-tafl (having a fox with a big tail), hann greip þá upp töfluna ok setti halann á kinnbein Þorbirni (prob. of the brick representing the fox), Grett. 144 A; vide Skýrsla um Forngripa-safn Íslands by Sigurd Gudmundsson, Reykjavík 1868, pp. 38, 39; cp. also hali á hnefa-töflu in Vilmundar S. Viðutan, ch. 8.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.: chapter.

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

prob.: probably.

q. v.: quod vide.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

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