Kýfla

Old Norse Dictionary - kýfla

Meaning of Old Norse word "kýfla" in English.

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

kýfla
u, f. an ogress (?), Fms. viii. 305; perhaps better gylfra, q. v.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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