Af-svar

Old Norse Dictionary - af-svar

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

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

af-svar
n. refusal, in pl. in the phrase, veita e-u afsvör, to refuse, Ld. 114, Fas. i. 444, Fbr. 120.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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