Falr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - falr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "falr" in Norwegian.

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

falr: falr, m. (G. -s, A. Pl. -i) den hule, rør-formige Del af et Spyd, Vaaben, ellerRedskab, som omslutter Skaftets Ende oger fæstet paa samme ved Hjælp af enNagle (geirnagli). GrG. I, 285; OH.15331; Nj. 73 (10814); EG. 53 (10916)Grett. 10917; Stj. 46124; tók dvergrinnþá at smíða honum (som havde faaetafhugget höndina við ulfliðinn) eitt sverð,en upp frá hjöltunum gerði hann falsvá langan, at upp tók yfir ölboganumFld. III, 38829. Jvf. aurfalr, spjóts-falr, örfalr.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛆᛚᚱ
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:

f.: Feminin.

G.: Genitiv.

m.: Masculin.

Pl.: Pluralis.