Við-fall

Old Norse Dictionary - við-fall

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

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

við-fall Old Norse word can mean:

við-fall
n. the lowering the tree (the mast = viðr), Fas. ii. 515.
við-fall
2. metaph., ná öngu viðfalli, to come to no conclusion, Bs. i. 911; væntir mik at eigi fái þeir viðfall þaðan af, Karl. 233.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
l.
line.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
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