Á-hlaup

Old Norse Dictionary - á-hlaup

Meaning of Old Norse word "á-hlaup" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

á-hlaup Old Norse word can mean:

á-hlaup: n. mostly in pl. onsets, onfalls, attacks; veita e-m á., Eg. 284; við áhlaupum (incursions) Dana, Fms. i. 28; at eigi veitti hann þau á. í bræði sinni, at geig sætti, Post. 686 B.

á-hlaup: β. a carnal assault, Stj. 71: metaph., með svá stórum áhlaupum, so impetuously, Fms. ix. 252.

á-hlaup: COMPD: áhlaupamaðr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅ-ᚼᛚᛅᚢᛒ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Post.: Postula Sögur. (F. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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