Hlut-fall
Old Norse Dictionary - hlut-fall
Meaning of Old Norse word "hlut-fall"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hlut-fall can mean:hlut-fall
- hlut-fall
- n., chiefly in pl., a casting of lots; leggja til hlutfalla, Fs. 67, Fms. v. 147; fara at hlutföllum, to go by lots, Ver. 4; bjóða til hlutfalla, a law term, to bid one proceed to cast lots, Grág. i. 37, Nj. 232; skipta til hlutfalls, to divide into lots, Gþl. 341.
- hlut-fall
- 2. mod. proportion (sing.), Rb. 460.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛚᚢᛏ-ᚠᛅᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
- mod.
- modern.
- sing.
- singular.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Ver.
- Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)