Hvirfla

Old Norse Dictionary - hvirfla

Meaning of Old Norse word "hvirfla" in English.

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

hvirfla
að, to whirl; h. heyit, Fb. i. 522, in mod. usage with dat.

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

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
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