ᚠᛖᛚᛡᚺ

Proto-Norse

Alternative forms

•  ᚠᛡᛚᛡᚺ (fᴀlᴀh) — Björketorp stone

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *felhō, the first person singular present indicative of *felhaną (“to put inside, to conceal, to hide, to bury”).

Verb

ᚠᛖᛚᛡᚺ (felᴀh /felᵃh/) (first-person singular present active indicative) (Transitional Period)

1. [I] hide, conceal
   • 550-600, Stentoften Runestone (DR 357, KJ96)

     ᚺᛁᛞᛖᛦᚱᚢᚾᛟᚾᛟᚠᛖᛚᛡᚺᛖᚴᛡᚺᛖᛞᛖᚱᛡᚷᛁᚾᛟᚱᛟᚾᛟᛦ [...]
     hidezrunonofelAhekAhederAginoronoz [...]

     Hiðeʀ rūnō [ru]nō felᵃh eka heðera, ginnurūnōʀ. [...]

     A bright rune-row I conceal here, mighty runes. [...]

Descendants

• Old Norse: fela