Vöflur

Old Norse Dictionary - vöflur

Meaning of Old Norse word "vöflur" (or vǫflur) in English.

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

vöflur (vǫflur)
f. pl. stammering, confusion; það kómu vöflur á hann, he became confounded, from guilt.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.

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