Áhald
Old Icelandic Dictionary - áhaldMeaning of Old Icelandic word "áhald" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
áhald Old Icelandic word can mean:
- áhald
- n.
- áhald
- 1) laying hold of, esp. in pl., fighting, brawl; verða áhöld með mönnum, they come to a tussle;
- áhald
- 2) possession; veita e-u ~ or áhöld, to take possession of;
- áhald
- 3) hafa áhöld við e-m um e-t, to be equal to (match for) one in a thing.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚼᛅᛚᛏ
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- esp.
- especially.
- pl.
- plural.
- e-u
- einhverju.
- e-t
- eitthvat.
- e-m
- einhverjum.
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