Af-letja

Old Norse Dictionary - af-letja

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

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

af-letja Old Norse word can mean:

af-letja
latti, to dissuade:
af-letja
α. with infin., Bs. i. 39.
af-letja
β. with acc., aflatti hann mjök fyrir sér ferðina, Fms. ix. 437.
af-letja
γ. or witn an acc. of the person and gen. of the thing; a. e-n e-s, v. letja.

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

Abbreviations used:

infin.
infinitive.
n.
neuter.
acc.
accusative.
gen.
genitive.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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