Tafl-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - tafl-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "tafl-maðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- tafl-maðr
- m. a player (at chess or hneftafl), Fms. vi. 29.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛅᚠᛚ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)