Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Aur-falr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 aur-falr

s, m. [aurr, lutum, falr], the spike at the butt-end of a spear, Gr. σαυρωτήρ; þeir settu niðr aurfalina er þeir stóðu ok studdust við spjót sín, Fms. i. 280; síðan mældi hann grundvöll húsgörðarinnar fyrir þórhalli með aurfalnum á spjóti sínu, ii. 230; Abner sneri spjótinu í hendi sér ok lagði aurfalnum framan í kviðinn, Stj. 497, 2 Sam. ii. 23 (in Engl. Vers. ‘the hinder end of the spear’), Art. 105.

2 aur-falr

β. used of an arrow, Fb. iii. 406.

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Runic Inscription

aur-falr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "aur-falr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

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Common Abbreviations

Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Gr.: Greek.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.

Works & Authors

Art.: Artus-kappa Sögur. (G. II.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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