Tyrfa

Old Norse Dictionary - tyrfa

Meaning of Old Norse word "tyrfa" in English.

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

tyrfa Old Norse word can mean:

tyrfa: d, [torf], to cover with turf, sod. Fas. i. 134, iii. 389, Sturl. i. 155, passim.

tyrfa: 2. [Swed. törfja], to pelt (with turf and stones?); t. e-n með grjóti ok með torfi, N. G. l. i. 82; cp. ‘tyrva med stenom’ in Swed. law; torfleikr, a pelting game.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

cp.: compare.

L.: Linnæus.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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