Stífla
Old Norse Dictionary - stífla
Meaning of Old Norse word "stífla"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- stífla
- u, f. a dam; göra stíflur í engi, Grág. ii. 281; göra stíflu, Ó. H. 163; brjóta stíflurnar, 164; lækr, vóru þar í stíflur, Háv. 51 (for flooding a field); brast stíflan, Ann. 1345.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛁᚠᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ann.
- Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Háv.
- Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)