Definitioner
Definitioner
1 brot-fall
n. [Ormul. broþþ-fall], an epileptic fit; the spelling in the Ormulum shews the true etymology, viz. bróð-fall or bráð-fall, a sudden fall; brot- is an etymologizing blunder, 544. 39; féll sveinninn niðr ok hafði brotfall, 655 xxx; hann görði sér órar, ok lét sem hann félli í brotfall, Landn. (Hb.) 214, Bs. i. 335, 317, 120, where spelt brottfall.
2 brot-fall
COMPD: brotfallssótt.
Runskrift
Runskrift
brot-fall
Runtexten ovan representerar det fornnordiska ordet "brot-fall" som det kan visas i runinskrifter från vikingatiden (ca. 800-1100 e.Kr.).