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.)
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