Hvelfa

Old Norse Dictionary - hvelfa

Meaning of Old Norse word "hvelfa" in English.

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

hvelfa Old Norse word can mean:

hvelfa: ð, causal from hválfa: to arch, vault, with acc.; allt húsit hvelfði hann innan, Stj. 563; var þar upp af hvelft ræfrit, Fms. v. 339: hvelfðr, vaulted, Stj. 12.

hvelfa: II. proncd. hvolfa, to turn (a ship or vessel) upside down, with dat.; ef maðr hvelfir skipi undir manni, Grág. ii. 130; hann kastaði árunum ok hvelfði nökkvanum undir sér, Fms. ii. 182; hann hvelfir skipinu undir þeim, Fb. ii. 220.

hvelfa: 2. impers. to capsize; hvelfði þar skipinu undir þeim, Fms. i. 293; hallaði því næst skipinu svá at inn féll sjórinn ok því næst hvelfði, ix. 320, v. 1.; réru dvergarnir á boða ok hvelfði skipinu, Edda 47; þá laust hviðu í seglit ok hvelfði skipinu, Ld. 326; þá rekr á hvassviðri mikit ok hvelfir skipinu, 58, Fs. 150.

hvelfa: 3. to pour out of a vessel; h. vatni úr fötu, to pour water out of a bucket; tveir vóru at hvölfa elfum ölva í iðra sá, Stefr Ól.: cp. Engl. to whelm, overwhelm, which may be a kindred word.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

dat.: dative.

proncd.: pronounced.

impers.: impersonal.

pers.: person.

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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