Af-leifar

Old Norse Dictionary - af-leifar

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

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

af-leifar
f. pl. scraps, remnants, leavings, Stj. 383, Bs. i. 237; f. búsafleifar, Grág. i. 299.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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