Tafla

Old Norse Dictionary - tafla

Meaning of Old Norse word "tafla" in English.

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

tafla Old Norse word can mean:

tafla: u, f. a piece in a game of tables; gullnar töflur, Vsp. (gull-tafla); hnef-tafla … nú skulu vér skjóta töfluna ór höfði sveininum, Fms. ii. 271; mun ek setja at inni rauðu töflunni, Fas. ii. 67; ok skýtr Sjólfr þar ofan töfluna, 267; hann greip upp töfluna, ok setti halann á kinnbein Þorbirni, Grett. 161 new Ed.

tafla: II. like tafli, a tablet, any square-formed board; altaris-t., an altar-piece: mathem. the table, stóra, litla-t.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

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