"tafl" meaning in Old Norse

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Noun

Forms: tafls [genitive], tǫfl [plural]
Etymology: Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *tabulā, from Latin tabula (“a tablet; a board or plank”). Cognate with Old English tæfl (“game board; board game”). Etymology templates: {{der|non|gmw-pro|*tabulā}} Proto-West Germanic *tabulā, {{der|non|la|tabula|t=a tablet; a board or plank}} Latin tabula (“a tablet; a board or plank”), {{cog|ang|tæfl|t=game board; board game}} Old English tæfl (“game board; board game”) Head templates: {{head|non|nouns|g=n|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} tafl n, {{non-noun|n|tafls|tǫfl}} tafl n (genitive tafls, plural tǫfl)
  1. a board game Tags: neuter Derived forms: tefla (english: to play a board game), halatafl, hnefatafl, skáktafl [chess, board-games, games] Related terms: tǫfl
    Sense id: en-tafl-non-noun-W73XvT0X Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 1 1 6 1 20 25 36 3 3 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 5 1 23 32 31 2 2 2 2
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    },
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          "english": "to play a board game",
          "word": "tefla"
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      ]
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      "word": "tefla"
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      "word": "hnefatafl"
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    },
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