Orðfall

Old Icelandic Dictionary - orðfall

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "orðfall" in English.

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

orðfall
n., e-m verðr ~, one is struck dumb.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱᚦᚠᛅᛚᛚ

Abbreviations used:

e-m
einhverjum.
n.
neuter.

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