Sufl

Old Norse Dictionary - sufl

Meaning of Old Norse word "sufl"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

sufl
n. [cp. Goth. supon = ἀρτύειν; A. S. sufol; Swed. sofvel; Dan. sul]:—whatever is eaten with bread, = Gr. ὄψον, ὄψωνιον; Lat. obsonium; hleif ok sufl á, n. G. L. i. 316, Fb. iii. 419 (in a verse); ok væri hverjum vár deildr hálfr hleifr, en öllum saman suflit … hefði etið brauð-suflit allt ok hálfan sinn hleif, Þorst. Síðu H.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᚠᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
Goth.
Gothic.
Gr.
Greek.
L.
Linnæus.
Lat.
Latin.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.
Swed.
Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Þorst. Síðu H.
Þorsteins Saga Síðu-Hallssonar. (D. II.)
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