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From Old Norse stífla (to stop up, dam, choke).

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stífla f (genitive singular stíflu, nominative plural stíflur)

  1. dam
  2. jam, stoppage, blockage, clog

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stífla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative stíflaði, supine stíflað)

  1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to dam, to create a dam
  2. (transitive, governs the accusative) to stop up, to clog, to jam, to block up

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