Á-leiðis

Old Norse Dictionary - á-leiðis

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

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

á-leiðis Old Norse word can mean:

á-leiðis: adv. on the right path, opp. to afleiðis; (leið) snúa e-m á., metaph., 655 xiii. B; snú þeim á. er þú hefir áðr vilta, id.

á-leiðis: β. forwards, onwards; fóru á. til skipa, Fms. 1. 136; snúa ferð á., to go on (now, halda áfram), Korm. 232, K. Þ, K. 94 B: metaph., koma e-u á., to bring a thing about, Hkr. i. 169, iii. 104; koma e-u til á., id., Fas. i. 45 (corrupt reading); snúa e-u á., to improve, Bs. i. 488; víkja á. með e-m, to side with, Sturl. iii. 91.

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

Abbreviations used:

adv.: adverb.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

opp.: opposed.

v.: vide.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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