Hlut-fall

Old Norse Dictionary - hlut-fall

Meaning of Old Norse word "hlut-fall" in English.

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

hlut-fall Old Norse word can mean:

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,l. 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.)
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