Þófi
Old Norse Dictionary - þófi
Meaning of Old Norse word "þófi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word þófi can mean:þófi
- þófi
- a, m. felt; þeir skáru sér stakka ór þófum, Bs. i. 667, passim.
- þófi
- 2. esp. of felt used as a saddle-cloth; þófa á tvá hesta, Vm. 177; slær við beisli, lætr þófa á bak hestinum, Hrafn. 7; hann léttir söðlinum upp af þófanum, Sturl. iii. 295.
- þófi
- COMPDS: þófahöttr, þófastakkr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᚠᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- esp.
- especially.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Hrafn.
- Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)