Á-fall
Old Norse Dictionary - á-fall
Meaning of Old Norse word "á-fall"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word á-fall can mean:á-fall
- á-fall
- n. ‘on-fall,’ esp.
- á-fall
- 1. a nautical term, of a ‘sea’ dashing over a ship, Bs. i. 422, Korm. 180, Nj. 267, Sks. 227, Fs. 113, 153; hence the phrase, liggja undir áföllum, of one in danger at sea.
- á-fall
- 2. a law term, the laying on of a fine or the like; á. sekðar, Grág. i. 138.
- á-fall
- β. a condemnatory sentence in an Icel. court; ef þeir vilja á. dæma … vér dæmum á. honum, Grág. i. 67, 71, of the formula or summing up and delivering a sentence in court.
- á-fall
- 3. metaph. and theol. = áfelli, a visitation, calamity, 623. 19, Magn. 470, II. E. i. 236.
- á-fall
- COMPD: áfallsdómr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅ-ᚠᛅᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
- n.
- neuter.
- m.
- masculine.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- theol.
- theological, theologically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Magn.
- Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)