Hefill
Old Icelandic Dictionary - hefillMeaning of Old Icelandic word "hefill" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
- hefill
- (pl. heflar), m. a noose fastened to the edge of a sail to help in furling it; láta siga (or hleypa segli) ór heflum, to unfurl the sail.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚠᛁᛚᛚ
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
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