Torf-völr

Old Norse Dictionary - torf-völr

Meaning of Old Norse word "torf-völr" (or torf-vǫlr) in English.

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

torf-völr (torf-vǫlr)
m. [torvol, Ivar Aasen], a thin plank running along the eaves of a turf-thatched cottage, so as to prevent the earth falling down, N. G. l. i. 101, Gþl. 331.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, torf-völr may be more accurately written as torf-vǫlr.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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