Hátta-föll

Old Norse Dictionary - hátta-föll

Meaning of Old Norse word "hátta-föll" (or hátta-fǫll)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

hátta-föll (hátta-fǫll)
n. pl. a flaw in a metre, Edda (Ht.) 134, 135, Skálda 210.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hátta-föll may be more accurately written as hátta-fǫll.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᛏᛏᛅ-ᚠᚢᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Ht.
Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
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