Af-lát

Old Norse Dictionary - af-lát

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

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

af-lát Old Norse word can mean:

af-lát: n. leaving off, relinquishing; a. synda, Stj. 567, Sks. 612 B; án afláti, used adverb. incessantly, 625, p. 77, Th. 20.

af-lát: β. remission, pardon; aflát misgörninga, Hom. 160; a. synda, 159.

af-lát: COMPD: aflátskorn.

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

Abbreviations used:

adverb.: adverbially.

n.: neuter.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

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