Filla

Old Norse Dictionary - filla

Meaning of Old Norse word "filla" in English.

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

filla
u, f. the greasy fat flesh, e. g. of a halibut; esp. the thick film of the head, in vanga-filla, kinn-f., haus-f., hnakka-f.

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

Abbreviations used:

e. g.
exempli gratia.
esp.
especially.
f.
feminine.

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