Hvelfa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hvelfa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hvelfa" in Norwegian.

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

hvelfa: hvelfa, v. (fð) 1) hvælve, vende en hulGjenstand saaledes om, at den faar enStilling modsat den, som den efter sinegentlige Bestemmelse skulde have; marðiþá undir þeim skipit svá, at þeirféngu eigi upp ausit; þá hvelfðu þeirþví sjalfir, þótti þeim þá líkara, atþeir mundi komast á kjölinn, ok þatvarð eptir því Bp. I, 38618; úkyrristÞormóðr mjök ok róast um ok hallarskipinu ymsa vega; E. mælti: - hvártviltu hvelfa undir okkr skipinu? -.En hvat sem E. rœðir um þetta, þálýkr svá, at Þ. hvelfir bátinum undirþeim Fbr. 10027. 31; jvf Flóam. 26(15034); upers. hvelfir skipinu (= hvelfrskipit): réru dvergarnar á boða okhvelfdi (&vl hvelfdu) skipinu SE. I,2181; laust hviðu í seglit ok hvelfdiskipinu Laxd. 76 (21826). 2) hvælve,gjøre, indrette eller forsyne med Hvæl-ving eller hvælvet Tag; gef ek svámikit, at stúkan væri upp gör okhvelfð ok steind DN. II, 24; allthúsit hvelfði hann innan Stj. 5634.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚠᚽᛚᚠᛆ
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:

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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