Vífl
Old Norse Dictionary - vífl
Meaning of Old Norse word "vífl"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vífl
- f. a cudgel, bat, used in washing; með víflinni, sem konur vóru vanar at hafa til þváttar, Rd. 297; kona fór með klæði til þváttar, hón hafði vífl í hendi, ok barði hann í hel með víflinni, Fms. v. 181; grið-kona hefir vífl í hendi, ok lýstr á helluna, viii. 243; vera sem vífl at brunni, to be like a bat at the well, i. e. to be in a surly, beating mood, Kormak.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚠᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- i. e.
- id est.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Rd.
- Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)