Tafla

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Tafla

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 tafla

u, f. a piece in a game of tables; gullnar töflur, Vsp. (gull-tafla); hnef-tafla … nú skulu vér skjóta töfluna ór höfði sveininum, Fms. ii. 271; mun ek setja at inni rauðu töflunni, Fas. ii. 67; ok skýtr Sjólfr þar ofan töfluna, 267; hann greip upp töfluna, ok setti halann á kinnbein Þorbirni, Grett. 161 new Ed.

2 tafla

II. like tafli, a tablet, any square-formed board; altaris-t., an altar-piece: mathem. the table, stóra, litla-t.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᛅᚠᛚᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
lit
literally.
m.
masculine.
p.
page.

Works & Authors

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)

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