Tafla

Old Norse Dictionary - tafla

Meaning of Old Norse word "tafla"

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

Old Norse word tafla can mean:tafla

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

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