Borð-tafl

Old Norse Dictionary - borð-tafl

Meaning of Old Norse word "borð-tafl" in English.

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

borð-tafl
n. a chess-board, Sturl. ii. 184, v. l.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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