Bí-fala

Old Norse Dictionary - bí-fala

Meaning of Old Norse word "bí-fala" in English.

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

bí-fala: að, [Germ. befehlen], to recommend, command, BS. i. 145 note 7, from paper MS., v. Introd. p. 48.

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

Abbreviations used:

Germ.: German.

m.: masculine.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

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