Note 35 — §10. THE EXPEDITION OF THORFIN KARLSEFNI
Reading edition
Hauk’s Book; Eric’s Saga has ‘bjafal’. The word is clearly Gaelic. Nansen suggests an Irish word, ‘cabhail’, the body of a shirt. Or possibly ‘gioball’ = garment.
Reading edition
Hauk’s Book; Eric’s Saga has ‘bjafal’. The word is clearly Gaelic. Nansen suggests an Irish word, ‘cabhail’, the body of a shirt. Or possibly ‘gioball’ = garment.