Af-skræmiliga

Old Norse Dictionary - af-skræmiliga

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

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

af-skræmiliga Old Norse word can mean:

af-skræmiliga: adv. hideously:

af-skræmiliga: α. of a scream; þá lét út á stöðli a., howled piteously, of a ghost, Hkr. ii. 312, Eb. 320, of the bellowing of a mad bull.

af-skræmiliga: β. of a monstrous shape; þrællinn (of a ghost) rétti inn höfuðit, ok sýndist honum a. mikit, Grett. 83 new Ed.

af-skræmiliga: γ. metaph., óttast a., to be shocked at, Stj. 101.

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

Abbreviations used:

adv.: adverb.

v.: vide.

l.: line.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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