Hválfa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hválfa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᚢᛅᛚᚠᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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