Á-fram

Old Norse Dictionary - á-fram

Meaning of Old Norse word "á-fram" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

á-fram Old Norse word can mean:

á-fram: adv.

á-fram: α. loc. with the face downward, forward; fell hann á., on the face, Nj. 253, Vd. 52, Grett. 99 new Ed.

á-fram: β. temp. along, forward (rare); haun er nú með jarli sumarit á., he is now with the earl till late in the summer, Finnb. 274.

á-fram: γ. further on; komst aldri lengra á. fyrir honum um skáldskapinn, be never got any further on with his poem, Fms. iii. 102; héldu þeir á. leiðina, they held forward on their way, Ó. T. 31. In mod. usage freq. with verbs denoting to go, move; halda, ganga … áfram, to go on.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅ-ᚠᚱᛅᛘ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adv.: adverb.

v.: vide.

loc.: local, locally.

temp.: temporal.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Vd.: Vatnsdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ó. T.: Ólafs Saga Tryggvasonar. (E. I.)

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