Horfin-heilla

Old Norse Dictionary - horfin-heilla

Meaning of Old Norse word "horfin-heilla" in English.

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

horfin-heilla Old Norse word can mean:

horfin-heilla
1. u, f. loss of luck; h. er mér, luck has left me, Fs. 98; kvaðsk þeim h. at þykkja, Fms. vii. 272.
horfin-heilla
2. perh. better n., cp. Eirsp. 141 (Ed. 1870), where horfin-heilla occurs as acc.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
acc.
accusative.
cp.
compare.
n.
neuter.
perh.
perhaps.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
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