Falla

Old Icelandic Dictionary - falla

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "falla" in English.

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

falla Old Icelandic word can mean:

falla: (fell; féll, féllum; fallinn), v.

falla: 1) to fall;

falla: eigi fellr tré við fyrsta högg, a tree falls not with the first stroke;

falla: ~ af baki, to fall from horse back;

falla: ~ á kné, to fall on one’s knees;

falla: ~ áfram (á bak aptr), to fall forwards (backwards);

falla: ~ flatr, to fall prostrate;

falla: ~ til jarðar, to fall to the ground;

falla: refl., láta ~st (= sik ~), to let oneself fall (þá lét Loki ~ í kné Skaða);

falla: 2) to drop down dead, be killed, fall (in battle);

falla: 3) to die of plague (féllu fátœkir menn um alit land);

falla: 4) to flow, run (of water, stream, tide);

falla: særinn fell út frá landi, ebbed;

falla: féll sjór fyrir hellismunnann, the sea rose higher than the cave-mouth;

falla: síðan féll sjór at, the tide rose;

falla: þeir sá þá ós mikinn ~ í sjóinn, fall into the sea;

falla: á fél (a river flowed) við skála Ásólfs;

falla: var skipit svá hlaðit, at inn féll um söxin, that the sea rushed in at the prow;

falla: 5) of clothes, hair, to fall, hang down;

falla: hárit féll á herðar honum aptr, the hair fell back on his shoulders;

falla: létu kvennváðir um kné ~, they let women’s dress fall about hi s knees;

falla: 6) to fall, calm down (of the wind);

falla: féll veðrit (the storm fell) ok gerði logn;

falla: 7) to fail, be foiled;

falla: sá eiðr fellr honum til útlegðar, if he fails in taking the oath, he shall be liable to outlawry;

falla: ~ á verkum sínum, to have been caught red-handed, to be justly slain;

falla: ~ or ~st at máli, sókn, to fail in one’s suit;

falla: ~ frá máli, to give it up;

falla: fallinn at frændum, bereft of kinsmen;

falla: dœmi ek fyrir dráp hans fallnar yðrar eignir, I sentence your estates to be forfieited for his slaughter;

falla: refl., ef gerðarmenn láta ~st, if the umpires fail to do their duty;

falla: þá fallust öllum Ásum orðtök ok svá hendr, then voice and hands alike failed the Gods;

falla: féllust þeim allar kvéðjur, their greetings died on their lips;

falla: vill sá eigi falust láta andsvör, he will not fail or falter in replying;

falla: 8) to fall out happen;

falla: mér féll svá gæfusamliga (it befell me so quickly), at;

falla: stundum kann svá at ~, at, sometimes it may so happen that;

falla: 9) to be had or produced (þat járn fellr í firði þeim; þar fellr hveiti ok vín);

falla: 10) with adv., e-m fellr e-t þungt, létt, a thing falls heavily, lightly upon one (þetta mun ðr þungt ~);

falla: féll þá keisaranum þyngra bardaginn, the battle turned against the emperor;

falla: e-m fellr e-t nær, it falls nigh to one, touches one nearly;

falla: henni féll meinit svá nær, at, the illness fell on her so sore, that;

falla: mér fellr eigi firr en honum, it touches me no less than him;

falla: hörmuliga fellr oss nú, at, it falls out sadly for us, that;

falla: 11) to please, suit;

falla: kvað sér, þat vel ~ til attekta, said that it suited him well for drawing revenue from;

falla: honum féll vel í eyru lofsorð konungs, the king’s praise was pleasant in his ears;

falla: jarli féllst þat vel í eyru, the earl was well pleased to hear it;

falla: mun mér illa ~, ef, it will displease me, if;

falla: féll vel á með þeim, they were on good terms;

falla: refl., honum féllst þat vel í skap, it suited his mind well, he was pleased with it;

falla: féllst hvárt öðru vel í geð, they loved each other;

falla: 12) with preps. and advs.,

falla: ~ af, to fall, abate (féll af vindr, byrr);

falla: ~ á e-n, to befall one;

falla: þær féllu lyktir í, at, the end was, that;

falla: ~ í e-t, to fall into;

falla: ~ í brot, to fall in a fit;

falla: ~ í óvit, to faint, swoon;

falla: ~ í villu, to fall into heresy;

falla: ~ í vald e-s, to fall into one’s power;

falla: féll veðrit í logn, the storm calmed down;

falla: ~ niðr, to fall, drop;

falla: mitt kvæði mun skjótt niðr ~, my poem will soon be forgotten;

falla: féll svá niðr þeirra tal, their conversation dropped, they left off talking;

falla: ~ saman, to fill in with, agree;

falla: þó at eigi félli alit saman með þeim, though they, did not agree in everything;

falla: ~ til, to occur, happen, fall out;

falla: ef auðna fellr til, if luck will have it so;

falla: litlu síðar féll til fagrt leiði, fair wind came on;

falla: öll þingviti, er til ~, all the fines that may fall in, be due;

falla: nema þörf falli til, unless need be;

falla: sem sakir ~ til, as the case falls;

falla: ~ undir e-n, to fall to one’s lot (of inheritance, obligation);

falla: arfr fellr undir e-n, devolves upon one;

falla: ~ út, to recede, of the tide (þá er út féll sjórinn);

falla: ~ við árar, to fall to at the oars.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛅᛚᛚᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-m: einhverjum.

e-t: eitthvat.

adv.: adverb.

e-s: einhvers.

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