Heflan
Old Norse Dictionary - heflan
Meaning of Old Norse word "heflan"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- heflan
- f. a hauling in the clews and bunts of a sail, N. G. l. i. 282, v. l.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚠᛚᛅᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)