Hválfa

Old Norse Dictionary - hválfa

Meaning of Old Norse word "hválfa" in English.

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

hválfa: d, in old writers spelt hólfa or hölfa; but hvolfa is the mod. form:—to turn vpside down, keel uppermost; sjá at þar hólfir skip á sjónum, Fb. ii. 223, as also Hb. l. c., Fbr. 103 new Ed.; þar hvolfði skip, Njarð. 376 (paper MS.); hóf upp knörr ok sneri á lopti ok kom hólfandi niðr, BS. i. 30; ok hugðu nú mundu fullkomlega yfir hólfa, it would be overwhelmed, 769.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

l. c.: loco citato.

mod.: modern.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Hb.: Hauks-bók. (H. IV.)

Njarð.: Njarðvíkinga Saga. (D. II.)

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