Af-rækja
Old Norse Dictionary - af-rækjaMeaning of Old Norse word "af-rækja" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
af-rækja Old Norse word can mean:
- af-rækja
- t and ð, to neglect, contemn, H. E. i. 257; reflex, afrækjast, in the same signification,
- af-rækja
- α. with dat, a. lögunum, to break, neglect the law, Al 4.
- af-rækja
- β. with acc. (now always so), a. sitt höfuðrnerki, Karl. 189.
- af-rækja
- γ. uncert. dat. or acc., a. Guðs hlýðni, Edda (pref.) 144, Stj. 241.
- af-rækja
- δ. with at and a following infin., Gþl. 183; konungar afræktust at sitja at Uppsölum, left off, Hkr. ii. 97.
- af-rækja
- ε. absol., Fms. vii. 221, 188, Gþl. 506.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠ-ᚱᛅᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- acc.
- accusative.
- l.
- line.
- dat.
- dative.
- f.
- feminine.
- pref.
- preface.
- uncert.
- uncertain.
- infin.
- infinitive.
- n.
- neuter.
- absol.
- absolute, absolutely.
Works & Authors cited:
- H. E.
- Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)