Trefill

Old Norse Dictionary - trefill

Meaning of Old Norse word "trefill"

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

Old Norse word trefill can mean:trefill

trefill: m. a dimin. [Dan. trævler], a fringe, fringed kerchief; hékk annarr t. fyrir enn annarr á bak, Sd. 186 (of rags).

trefill: 2. in mod. usage, a fringed scarf; láta trefil um hálsinn.

trefill: II. as a nickname, Landn. Trefla-kolla, the name of a witch, from her rags.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

dimin.: diminutive.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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