Falda
Old Icelandic Dictionary - faldaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "falda" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
falda Old Icelandic word can mean:
- falda
- I)
- falda
- (feld; félt, féldura; faldinn), v. to array with a woman’s hood (f. e-n or e-m e-u, or með or við e-u); f. sik motri, með or við motri, to hood oneself with a motr; Brandr var faldinn, Brand had on a woman’s headgear; hjálmi faldinn, wearing a helmet.
- falda
- II)
- falda
- (að), v.
- falda
- 1) to hood (see prec.);
- falda
- 2) to fold; fá mer skyrtu þína, en ek skal f. hana saman, I shall fold it up; ~ aptr, to unfold.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛅᛚᛏᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- e-m
- einhverjum.
- e-u
- einhverju.
- f.
- feminine.
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