Tyrfa
Old Norse Dictionary - tyrfa
Meaning of Old Norse word "tyrfa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word tyrfa can mean:tyrfa
- tyrfa
- d, [torf], to cover with turf, sod. Fas. i. 134, iii. 389, Sturl. i. 155, passim.
- tyrfa
- 2. [Swed. törfja], to pelt (with turf and stones?); t. e-n með grjóti ok með torfi, N. G. l. i. 82; cp. ‘tyrva med stenom’ in Swed. law; torfleikr, a pelting game.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚱᚠᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- cp.
- compare.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)