Vífl

Old Norse Dictionary - vífl

Meaning of Old Norse word "vífl" in English.

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

vífl: f. a cudgel, bat, used in washing; með víflinni, sem konur vóru vanar at hafa til þváttar, Rd. 297; kona fór með klæði til þváttar, hón hafði vífl í hendi, ok barði hann í hel með víflinni, Fms. v. 181; grið-kona hefir vífl í hendi, ok lýstr á helluna, viii. 243; vera sem vífl at brunni, to be like a bat at the well, i. e. to be in a surly, beating mood, Kormak.

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

Similar entries:

Vífl (I)

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

i. e.: id est.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Rd.: Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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