Yrða

áfall

nafnorð, hvorugkyn

á-fall

Merkingar

n. ‘on-fall,’ esp.

  1. 1.

    a nautical term, of a ‘sea’ dashing over a ship, Bs. i. 422, Korm. 180, Nj. 267, Sks. 227, Fs. 113, 153; hence the phrase, liggja undir áföllum, of one in danger at sea.

  2. 2.

    a law term, the laying on of a fine or the like; á. sekðar, Grág. i. 138.

    1. β.

      a condemnatory sentence in an Icel. court; ef þeir vilja á. dæma … vér dæmum á. honum, Grág. i. 67, 71, of the formula or summing up and delivering a sentence in court.

  3. 3.

    metaph. and theol. = áfelli, a visitation, calamity, 623. 19, Magn. 470, II. E. i. 236.

COMPD: áfallsdómr.

Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir

Skammstafanir

n.
hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
esp.
especially.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
theol.
theological, theologically.
COMPD
samsett orð (e. compound)

Tilvitnuð rit

Bs.
Biskupa sögur. (D. III.)
Korm.
Kormáks saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sks.
Konungs skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Magn.
Magnús saga jarls. (E. II.)