Af-gjarn

Old Norse Dictionary - af-gjarn

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

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

af-gjarn
adj. eager to be off, flying away, in the proverb, afgjarnt verðr öfundarfé, Fas. ii. 332; cp. afsæll.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
cp.
compare.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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