Niðrfall

Old Icelandic Dictionary - niðrfall

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "niðrfall" in English.

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

niðrfall Old Icelandic word can mean:

niðrfall
n.
niðrfall
1) downfall;
niðrfall
2) dropping of a case (handsala mér ~ at sökinni);
niðrfall
3) loss (hann virði sér þat mikit ~ vera, er þá var slíks manns við mist);
niðrfall
4) decay, ruin.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛁᚦᚱᚠᛅᛚᛚ

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

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