Hnettafla
Old Norse Dictionary - hnettafla
Meaning of Old Norse word "hnettafla"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hnettafla
- u, f. the piece of the hnefi. ☞ See the remarks s. v. halatafl, p. 234, and húnn, p. 293, but the whole passage in Grett. is obscure.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚾᛁᛏᛏᛅᚠᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)