Aur-falr
Old Norse Dictionary - aur-falr
Meaning of Old Norse word "aur-falr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word aur-falr can mean:aur-falr
- aur-falr
- s, m. [aurr, lutum, falr], the spike at the butt-end of a spear, Gr. σαυρωτήρ; þeir settu niðr aurfalina er þeir stóðu ok studdust við spjót sín, Fms. i. 280; síðan mældi hann grundvöll húsgörðarinnar fyrir þórhalli með aurfalnum á spjóti sínu, ii. 230; Abner sneri spjótinu í hendi sér ok lagði aurfalnum framan í kviðinn, Stj. 497, 2 Sam. ii. 23 (in Engl. Vers. ‘the hinder end of the spear’), Art. 105.
- aur-falr
- β. used of an arrow, Fb. iii. 406.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚢᚱ-ᚠᛅᛚᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Gr.
- Greek.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Art.
- Artus-kappa Sögur. (G. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)