Hvelfa
Old Icelandic Dictionary - hvelfaMeaning 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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