Á-hlaup
Old Norse Dictionary - á-hlaup
Meaning of Old Norse word "á-hlaup"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word á-hlaup can mean:á-hlaup
- 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.
- á-hlaup
- β. a carnal assault, Stj. 71: metaph., með svá stórum áhlaupum, so impetuously, Fms. ix. 252.
- á-hlaup
- COMPD: áhlaupamaðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅ-ᚼᛚᛅᚢᛒ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Post.
- Postula Sögur. (F. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)