Viðfall

Old Icelandic Dictionary - viðfall

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "viðfall" in English.

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

viðfall Old Icelandic word can mean:

viðfall
n.
viðfall
1) the lowering of a mast (viðr);
viðfall
2) prosperous issue (væntir mik, at eigi fái þeir ~ þaðan af); ná øngu ~i, to come to no conclusion.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚦᚠᛅᛚᛚ

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

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