Hvelfa

Old Icelandic Dictionary - hvelfa

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "hvelfa" in English.

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

hvelfa
(-da, -dr), v. to upset, overturn, with dat. (hann hvelfdi nökkvanum undir sér); impers., skipinu hvelfdi, the ship capsized.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛁᛚᚠᛅ

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
impers.
impersonal.

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