Kýfla

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Kýfla

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 kýfla

u, f. an ogress (?), Fms. viii. 305; perhaps better gylfra, q. v.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚢᚠᛚᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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