Ýfis-orð
Old Norse Dictionary - ýfis-orð
Meaning of Old Norse word "ýfis-orð"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ýfis-orð
- n. pl. irritating words, taunts, Valla l. 221.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠᛁᛋ-ᚢᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Valla L.
- Valla Ljóts Saga. (D. II.)