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.)