Hleypi-fífl

Old Norse Dictionary - hleypi-fífl

Meaning of Old Norse word "hleypi-fífl"

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

hleypi-fífl
n. a headlong fool, Nj. 224.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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