Af-velta
Old Norse Dictionary - af-velta
Meaning of Old Norse word "af-velta"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- af-velta
- adj. [the Scot. awald or awalt], cast, used of cattle, sheep, or horses that have fallen on the back and are unable to rise. Háv. 44.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠ-ᚢᛁᛚᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- Scot.
- Scottish.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Háv.
- Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)