And-fælur

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

And-fælur

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 and-fælur

f. pl. [önd], ‘the horrors,’ in the phrase, vakna með andfælum, of one suddenly awakening from a bad dream, or from being frightened when asleep, Fas. iii. 256, Fél. ix. 188.

Runic Inscription

ᛅᚾᛏ-ᚠᛅᛚᚢᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fél.
Félags-rit.

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