Af-runi

Old Norse Dictionary - af-runi

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

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

af-runi Old Norse word can mean:

af-runi: a, m. [runi, renna], deviation; metaph. sin, trespasses; umbót ok iðran afruna (gen.), 125. 174; iðrun fyrir görva afruna (acc. pl.), id.; tárfelling er hann hefir fyrir afruna þá, er verða í þessa heims lífi, id. 184.

af-runi: β. injury, offence, D. n. iii. 367 (Fr.)

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

gen.: genitive.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

Fr.: French in etymologies.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

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