Af-feðrast

Old Norse Dictionary - af-feðrast

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

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

af-feðrast
að, dep. to fall short of his father, to degenerate, Fms. xi. 423.

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

Abbreviations used:

dep.
deponent.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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