Af-dalr

Old Norse Dictionary - af-dalr

Meaning of Old Norse word "af-dalr" in English.

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

af-dalr: m. an ‘off-dale,’ remote valley; freq. in tales and rhymes of hidden valleys, esp. in pl., e. g. Hvað hét hundr karls er í afdölum bjó, in a nursery rhyme, K. Þ. K. 38, Fms. v. 183.

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

Abbreviations used:

e. g.: exempli gratia.

esp.: especially.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

pl.: plural.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

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