Áfall

Old Norwegian Dictionary - áfall

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "áfall" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

áfall: áfall, n. 1) Overskylling (af Vand); varðmikit áfall af því at steinninn kom niðr(i Vandet) Fld. II, 451; vötn árinnarNil þau er eptir höfðu staðit hennaráfalls Heilag. II, 4879; om Søstyrtning,der falder ind over et Fartøj: Nj. 154;Fm. III, 26; Bp. I, 4224; Kgs. 5216.Partalop. 3215. 2) at noget rammer ensaa, at han ubehagelig berøres deraf, kom-mer til at lide derunder; á. allskonarfreistni Magn. 15; om Straf, som idøm- mes en: Grg. I, 7626 fg; á. sektar Grg.1, 1234. 3) = áfelli. Homil. 1063. 7;Alex. 8226.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛆᚠᛆᛚᛚ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

gn.: gammelnorsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

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