Fífa

Old Norse Dictionary - fífa

Meaning of Old Norse word "fífa" in English.

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

fífa Old Norse word can mean:

fífa
u, f. [Gr. πάππος], cotton grass, eriophorum, Stj. 40; Icel. say, léttr sem fifa, light as f.; fífu-kveykr, m. a wick of f.
fífa
β. metaph. and poët. an arrow, Edda (Gl.): the name of a ship, from her swiftness, Orkn.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
Gr.
Greek.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
n.
neuter.
poët.
poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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