Ylfa

Old Norse Dictionary - ylfa

Meaning of Old Norse word "ylfa" in English.

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

ylfa
ð, [úlfr], to bully; as a law phrase, ylfa e-n rangs máli or til rangs máls, to bully, worry a person into an unnecessary lawsuit (?); sá er ylfði hann til rangs máls, N. G. l. ii. 18; gjalda kostnað hálfu aukinn þeim er hann ylfði til rangs máls, 155 (yfði, v. l.); ilfdi, i. 183, l. c.: ylfði honum rangs máli, D. N. vi. 616.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
l. c.
loco citato.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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