Töfl
Old Norse Dictionary - töfl
Meaning of Old Norse word "töfl" (or tǫfl)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- töfl (tǫfl)
- f. [tafl], a tablet, a piece in a game, Fms. vi. 29, Fas. i. 285.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, töfl may be more accurately written as tǫfl.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚠᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)