Safali
Old Norse Dictionary - safali
Meaning of Old Norse word "safali"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- safali
- a, m., safal, n., Flor. 5, 7, 10, D. n.; [for. word]:—a sable, the animal, and hence the fur, Eg. 57, 64, 71, Ó. H. 134, Fb. i. 545; safala-skinn, sable-fur, Þórð. 61.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᚠᛅᛚᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- for.
- foreign.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Þórð.
- Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)