Töfring
Old Norse Dictionary - töfringMeaning of Old Norse word "töfring" (or tǫfring) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- töfring (tǫfring)
- f. a delay, D. N. v. 622.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, töfring may be more accurately written as tǫfring.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚠᚱᛁᚾᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.