Ylfa
Old Norse Dictionary - ylfa
Meaning of Old Norse word "ylfa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ylfa
- ð, [úlfr], to bully; as a law phrase, ylfa e-n rangs máli or til rangs máls, to bully, worry a person into an unnecessary lawsuit (?); sá er ylfði hann til rangs máls, N. G. l. ii. 18; gjalda kostnað hálfu aukinn þeim er hann ylfði til rangs máls, 155 (yfði, v. l.); ilfdi, i. 183, l. c.: ylfði honum rangs máli, D. N. vi. 616.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛚᚠᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)