Hörund-fall
Old Norse Dictionary - hörund-fall
Meaning of Old Norse word "hörund-fall" (or hǫrund-fall)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hörund-fall (hǫrund-fall)
- n. impotentia (?); þat má skilja festar-mál, ef h. kemr á annat-tveggja, n. G. L. i. 27, cp. ii. 320, H. E. i. 247, (a lawful cause for divorce.)
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hörund-fall may be more accurately written as hǫrund-fall.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚱᚢᚾᛏ-ᚠᛅᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- H. E.
- Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)