Skefla

Old Norse Dictionary - skefla

Meaning of Old Norse word "skefla" in English.

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

skefla: ð, [skafl], to be drifted together, massed, of snow; það skeflir yfir það, it was covered with snow: of the waves, haflauðr (acc.) skeflir, Edda (Ht.)

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Ht.: Hátta-tal. (C. I.)

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