Af-rækja

Old Norse Dictionary - af-rækja

Meaning 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.)
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