Fella

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

fella Old Icelandic word can mean:

fella

I)

fella

(-da, -dr), v.

fella

1) to fell, make fall; ~ víð, to fell timber; ~ segl, to take down sails;

fella

2) to kill, slay (in battle); ~ e-n frá landi, to slay or dethrone (a king); ~ fénað sinn, to lose one’s sheep or cattle from cold or hunger;

fella

3) to cause to cease, abolish (~ blót ok blótdrykkjur); ~ rœðu sína, to close one’s speech; ~ niðr, to put an end to, abandon, give up (~ niðr þann átrúnað);

fella

4) ~ heitstrenging á sik, to bring down on one’s head the curse of a broken vow;

fella

5) to tongue and groove, to fit; ~ stokk á horn, to put a board on the horns of a savage bull;

fella

6) fig., ~ ást (hug) til e-s, to turn one’s mind (love) towards one, to fall in love with; ~ bœn at e-m, to address prayer to one, to beg of one; ~ sik við e-t, to fit oneself to a thing: ~ sik mjök við umrœðuna, to take a warm parl in the debate.

fella

II)

fella

f.

fella

1) framework, a framed board;

fella

2) mouse-trap.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᛚᛚᛅ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary