Af-tak

Old Norse Dictionary - af-tak

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

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

af-tak Old Norse word can mean:

af-tak: n.

af-tak: 1. gener. taking away, B. K. 108.

af-tak: 2. ‘taking off’ (Shaksp.), slaying, executing; hvat hann vill bjóða fyrir a. Geirsteins, compensation for the slaughter of G., Fms. vii. 360; en a. hans (slaying) segja eigi allir einum hætti, x. 390; með aftaki Ólafs, by slaying him, 195; um manna aftök, executions, Gþl. 137: cp. aftaka, and taka af, to execute, behead.

af-tak: 3. in pl. commonly used of,

af-tak: α. flat denial, in such phrases as, hafa aftök um e-t, to deny flatly. In some compds this signification can be traced, as in aftaka-minni, Fms. i. 139.

af-tak: β. it is also now used in many compds of whatever is excessive, above all measure, e. g. aftaka-veðr, a hurricane.

af-tak: COMPDS: aftaksskjöldr, aftakamaðr, aftakaminni.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

gener.: generally.

cp.: compare.

l.: line.

pl.: plural.

e. g.: exempli gratia.

Works & Authors cited:

B. K.: Björgynjar Kálfskinn. (J. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

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