Heflan

Old Norse Dictionary - heflan

Meaning of Old Norse word "heflan" in English.

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

heflan
f. a hauling in the clews and bunts of a sail, N. G. l. i. 282, v. l.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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