Viðfall

Old Norwegian Dictionary - viðfall

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "viðfall" in Norwegian.

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

viðfall: viðfall, n. 1) Nedlæggelse af Mast (viðr)ombord paa et Fartøi; þat (veðrit) varsvá hart, at þegar rekr þá undan oköngu náðu þeir viðfalli dvs. de fik ikke lagt Masten ned, Fld. I, 515 (1807). SomStedsnavn forekommer viðfall EJb. 10,vistnok om et Sted hvor Skoven er fæl-det. 2) heldigt Udfald; síra A. náðiöngu viðfalli um erendi Jóns biskupsBp. I, 9116; væntir ek, at eigi fái þeirviðfall þaðan af Klm. 23337.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᚦᚠᛆᛚᛚ
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.

n.: Neutrum.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

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