Trefill

Old Norse Dictionary - trefill

Meaning of Old Norse word "trefill" in English.

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

trefill Old Norse word can mean:

trefill
m. a dimin. [Dan. trævler], a fringe, fringed kerchief; hékk annarr t. fyrir enn annarr á bak, Sd. 186 (of rags).
trefill
2. in mod. usage, a fringed scarf; láta trefil um hálsinn.
trefill
II. as a nickname, Landn. Trefla-kolla, the name of a witch, from her rags.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
dimin.
diminutive.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Sd.
Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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