Af-springr
Old Norse Dictionary - af-springrMeaning of Old Norse word "af-springr" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
af-springr Old Norse word can mean:
- af-springr
- m., Al. 11, Hkr. iii. 277, Edda (pref.) 146, and various other forms; afsprengr, m. and afspringi, n., Gþl. 47, Fms. v.ii. 237, Sks. 46 B, Stj. 63, Orkn. 176; the form now usual is afsprengi, n., Fms. v. 217, Fas. ii. 391, Bret. 112.
- af-springr
- 1. gener. offspring, progeny, v. the quotations above.
- af-springr
- 2. in pl. used of the produce of the earth, Sks. 48 B (rare).
- af-springr
- 3. metaph.:
- af-springr
- α. a band, a detached part of a body; þóttist Hrafn þegar vita, at þessi a. mundi vera af ferð þeirra Þorgils, that this detachment must be from the host of Thorgils and his followers, Sturl. iii. 274.
- af-springr
- β. a branch, ramification; ok er mikil van, at þar verði nokkurr a. (offshoot) af þessum ófriði á Limafirði, Fms. xi. 13.
- af-springr
- γ. rumour, notice, = afspraki; fá nokkurn a. um e-t, Fms. v.ii. 160.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠ-ᛋᛒᚱᛁᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pref.
- preface.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
- gener.
- generally.
- pl.
- plural.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Bret.
- Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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