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.)