Hörund-fall

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hörund-fall

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hörund-fall (hǫrund-fall)

n. impotentia (?); þat má skilja festar-mál, ef h. kemr á annat-tveggja, N. G. L. i. 27, cp. ii. 320, H. E. i. 247, (a lawful cause for divorce.)

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚼᚢᚱᚢᚾᛏ-ᚠᛅᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.

Works & Authors

H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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