Fela

Old Icelandic Dictionary - fela

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "fela" in English.

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

fela Old Icelandic word can mean:

fela: (fel; fal, fálum; fólginn), v.

fela: 1) to hide, conceal (fálu þeir gullit í Rín; þær austr ok vestr enda fálu);

fela: fel sverð þitt, sheathe thy sword;

fela: yrkja fólgit, to use obscure phrases (in poetry);

fela: impers., fal þá sýn (acc.) milli þeirra, they lost sight of one another;

fela: 2) ~ e-m e-t, to make over, to give in trust or charge to one;

fela: hann fal Óðni allan þann val, he gave all the slain to Odin;

fela: mey frumunga fal hann (entrusted to) megi Gjúka;

fela: ~ e-m e-t á hendi, to commit a thing to one’s charge, to commend;

fela: fálu sik ok sálir sínar guði almáttkum á hendi, they commended themselves and their souls to God Almighty;

fela: ~ e-t undir eið sinn (þegnskap sinn), to vouch upon one’s oath (upon one’s honour);

fela: ~ e-t undir e-m, to put under one’s charge;

fela: er und einum mér öll um fólgin hodd Niflunga, the whole hoard of the Niflungs is in my hands alone;

fela: man hér öll vár vinátta undir ~st, all our friendship will depend upon this;

fela: ~ e-n á brott, to put one out for alimentation;

fela: ~ e-n inni = ~ e-n á brott;

fela: sá bóandi, er hann felr sik inni, the man with whom he boards and lodges;

fela: ~ búfé inni at e-m, to put out (cattle, sheep) to one to keep;

fela: 3) refl. ~st, to hide oneself (mörg leyni þau, er ~st mátti í);

fela: ~st í faðmi e-m, to be locked in one’s arms;

fela: ~st á hendi e-m, to put oneself in another’s hands, enter his service (Kolskeggr falst á hendi Sveini Dana-konungi).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᛚᛅ

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

impers.: impersonal.

e-t: eitthvat.

e-m: einhverjum.

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