Hömlu-fall

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hömlu-fall

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hömlu-fall (hǫmlu-fall)

n. an illegal breaking up of a ship, a Norse law term, no king’s ship might be demolished unless the keel had been laid for a new ship; hömlufall was liable to a fine of three marks for every hamla, N. G. L. i. 101.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚼᚢᛘᛚᚢ-ᚠᛅᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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