Stífla

Old Norse Dictionary - stífla

Meaning of Old Norse word "stífla" in English.

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

stífla
u, f. a dam; göra stíflur í engi, Grág. ii. 281; göra stíflu, Ó. H. 163; brjóta stíflurnar, 164; lækr, vóru þar í stíflur, Háv. 51 (for flooding a field); brast stíflan, Ann. 1345.

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

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Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.
Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Háv.
Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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