Definitions
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
Orthography
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Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
hömlu-fall
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "hömlu-fall" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).