Við-fall
Old Norse Dictionary - við-fall
Meaning of Old Norse word "við-fall"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word við-fall can mean:við-fall
- við-fall
- n. the lowering the tree (the mast = viðr), Fas. ii. 515.
- við-fall
- 2. metaph., ná öngu viðfalli, to come to no conclusion, Bs. i. 911; væntir mik at eigi fái þeir viðfall þaðan af, Karl. 233.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚦ-ᚠᛅᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- l.
- line.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)