Hnef-töfl

Old Norse Dictionary - hnef-töfl

Meaning of Old Norse word "hnef-töfl" (or hnef-tǫfl) in English.

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

hnef-töfl (hnef-tǫfl)
f. or

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hnef-töfl may be more accurately written as hnef-tǫfl.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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