Borð-fjöl

Old Norse Dictionary - borð-fjöl

Meaning of Old Norse word "borð-fjöl" (or borð-fjǫl) in English.

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

borð-fjöl (borð-fjǫl)
f. a plank, Sturl. ii. 109.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, borð-fjöl may be more accurately written as borð-fjǫl.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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