Af-leiðis

Old Norse Dictionary - af-leiðis

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

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

af-leiðis Old Norse word can mean:

af-leiðis: adv.

af-leiðis: 1. loc. astray, out of the path, Sd. 146, 655 xvii. 4.

af-leiðis: 2. metaph., færa a., to pervert, Stj. 227, 519; þeir lugu á okkr, en þú færðir orð þeirra a., you perverted their words, Bs. i. 7, Glúm. 327; Snúa e-m a., to seduce, Andr. 625. 75.

af-leiðis: β. impers., e-u þokar a., turns out wrong, Bs. i. 340.

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

Abbreviations used:

adv.: adverb.

v.: vide.

loc.: local, locally.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

impers.: impersonal.

pers.: person.

Works & Authors cited:

Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Andr.: Andreas Saga. (F. III.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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