Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hválfa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 hválfa

d, in old writers spelt hólfa or hölfa; but hvolfa is the mod. form:—to turn vpside down, keel uppermost; sjá at þar hólfir skip á sjónum, Fb. ii. 223, as also Hb. l. c., Fbr. 103 new Ed.; þar hvolfði skip, Njarð. 376 (paper MS.); hóf upp knörr ok sneri á lopti ok kom hólfandi niðr, Bs. i. 30; ok hugðu nú mundu fullkomlega yfir hólfa, it would be overwhelmed, 769.

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Runic Inscription

hválfa

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "hválfa" 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.
l. c.: loco citato.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Hb.: Hauks-bók. (H. IV.)
Njarð.: Njarðvíkinga Saga. (D. II.)

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