á-hlaup

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

á-hlaup

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 á-hlaup

n. mostly in pl. onsets, onfalls, attacks; veita e-m á., Eg. 284; við áhlaupum (incursions) Dana, Fms. i. 28; at eigi veitti hann þau á. í bræði sinni, at geig sætti, Post. 686 B.

2 á-hlaup

β. a carnal assault, Stj. 71: metaph., með svá stórum áhlaupum, so impetuously, Fms. ix. 252.

3 á-hlaup

COMPD: áhlaupamaðr.

Runic Inscription

ᛅ-ᚼᛚᛅᚢᛒ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Dan: Danish.
l.: Linnæus.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.

Works & Authors

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Post.: Postula Sögur. (F. III.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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