Bakfall

Old Norwegian Dictionary - bakfall

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "bakfall" in Norwegian.

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

bakfall
bakfall, n. 1) Falden, Fald bagover. Fld.III, 569; især om den roendes, der tagerlange Aaredrag (fellr við árar); beystu(Vandet) bakföllum Am. 35, = knúðufast árar með stórum bakföllum Fld.I, 214 fg. 2) fiendtligt Anfald i Ryggen, = bakslag; veita e-m bakfall dvs. falde en i Ryggen, Fm. VIII, 115. 3) Faldaf Hesten (af baki, se bak 2). Klm. 161.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᛆᚴᚠᛆᛚᛚ
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:

fg.
følgende.
m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.
s.
substantiv.

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