Hálfa

Old Icelandic Dictionary - hálfa

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "hálfa" in English.

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

hálfa Old Icelandic word can mean:

hálfa
f.
hálfa
1) region, part (veröldin var greind í þrjár hálfuir);
hálfa
2) lineage, kin (frjálsborinn í allar hálfur);
hálfa
3) af e-s hálfu, on one’s behalf; on one’s part; af guðs hálfu ok lands-laga, on behalf of God and the law of the land.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᛚᚠᛅ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
e-s
einhvers.

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