Af-þváttr

Old Norse Dictionary - af-þváttr

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

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

af-þváttr
m. a washing off, ablution, Fr.

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

Abbreviations used:

Fr.
French in etymologies.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fr.
Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
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