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: d (mod. að), [Engl. to stifle], to dam up; lækrinn var stífldr (dammed, blocked), Dropl. 34; stífldu með viðum ok torfi, ok stifldu svá upp vatnit, Fb. ii. 280 (stemdu, Ó. H. l. c.)

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

Similar entries:

Stífla (I)

Abbreviations used:

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

l. c.: loco citato.

mod.: modern.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Dropl.: Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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