Haf-villur
Old Norse Dictionary - haf-villurMeaning of Old Norse word "haf-villur" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- haf-villur
- f. pl. loss of one’s course at sea, Finnb. 242; rak þá víða um hafit, vóru þeir flestir innanborðs at á kom hafvilla, Ld. 74; koma nú á fyrir þeim myrkr ok hafvillur, Fms. iii. 181, Þorf. Karl. 372.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚠ-ᚢᛁᛚᛚᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Finnb.
- Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Þorf. Karl.
- Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)