Hnettafla

Old Norse Dictionary - hnettafla

Meaning of Old Norse word "hnettafla" in English.

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

hnettafla: u, f. the piece of the hnefi. ☞ See the remarks s. v. halatafl, p. 234, and húnn, p. 293, but the whole passage in Grett. is obscure.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

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