Orð-fall
Old Norse Dictionary - orð-fall
Meaning of Old Norse word "orð-fall"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- orð-fall
- n.; e-m verðr o., to be struck dumb (from confusion), Nj. 225, Fas. iii. 451, Bs. ii. 93.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱᚦ-ᚠᛅᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)