Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Bak-ferla

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 bak-ferla

að, [ferill], prop. to step backwards; þat (viz. the word ave) sýnir öfgað, bakferlað (read backwards) nafnit Eva, 655 xxvii. 18, to break, annul; b. ofbeldi e-s, Stj. 233; at b. þat allt er Domitianus hafði boðit, 623. 13; rjúfa ok b., to break and make void, Sturl. i. 171 C.

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Runic Inscription

bak-ferla

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
p.: page.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.
viz: videlicet.
viz.: videlicet.

Works & Authors

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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