Veðrfall

Old Norwegian Dictionary - veðrfall

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "veðrfall" in Norwegian.

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

veðrfall: veðrfall, n. Veirslags, Vindens Beskaffen-hed; Oddi þykkir seint byrja, ok gengrupp á eitt hátt fjall ok sér, at annatveðrfall er fyrir útan Band. 402; Njáls-synir spurðu, ef Bárðr vissi nökkut til,hverjum löndum þeir myndi næst vera?Mörg eru til, segir hann, at því semvér höfum veðrföll haft, Eyjar eðaSkotland eða Írland Nj. 85 (1246); þeirhöfðu legit þar margar nætr ok beðitþar veðrfalls (dvs. gunstig Vind), at þeimgæfi norðr fyrir Staði Grett. 9119; Bp.II, 5426; Heilag. II, 14815.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚽᚦᚱᚠᛆᛚᛚ
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:

n.: Neutrum.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

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