Stífla
Old Norse Dictionary - stífla
Meaning of Old Norse word "stífla"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- stífla
- d (mod. að), [Engl. to stifle], to dam up; lækrinn var stífldr (dammed, blocked), Dropl. 34; stífldu með viðum ok torfi, ok stifldu svá upp vatnit, Fb. ii. 280 (stemdu, Ó. H. l. c.)
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:
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
- mod.
- modern.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Dropl.
- Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)