Vafningr

Old Norse Dictionary - vafningr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vafningr" in English.

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

vafningr
m. [vefja], a twist: metaph. an entanglement, Nj. 164.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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