Bak-fall
Old Norse Dictionary - bak-fall
Meaning of Old Norse word "bak-fall"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bak-fall
- n. falling backwards, Fas. iii. 569: esp. in pl. in the phrase, róa bakföllum, to take a long pull with the oars, i. 215: milit. attack from behind = bakslag, Fms. viii. 115, ix. 405.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛅᚴ-ᚠᛅᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
- l.
- line.
- lit.
- literally.
- milit.
- military.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)