Fall

Old Icelandic Dictionary - fall

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "fall" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

fall Old Icelandic word can mean:

fall: n.

fall: 1) fall; f. er fararheill a fall bodes a lucky journy; koma e-m til falls, to cause one to fall; föll berast á e-n, one begins to reel or stagger;

fall: 2) fall, death in battle (í flótta er í. veist);

fall: 3) carcase of a slaughtered animal (cf. nautsfall, ‘sauðarfall’);

fall: 4) frequent deaths from plague (ef mýss gørðu mein á mat eða klæðum, þá kom f. í þær);

fall: 5) heavy sea (reis f. mikit alit frá grunni);

fall: 6) sin, transgression;

fall: 7) downfall, ruin, decay; f. engla, the fall of angels; gózin eru at falli komin, the estates are dilapidated;

fall: 8) quantity (of a vowel or syllable);

fall: 9) gramm., case.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛅᛚᛚ

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

e-m: einhverjum.

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

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