Af-vega

Old Norse Dictionary - af-vega

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

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

af-vega
adv. [afvegar, Bs. ii. 92], off the way, astray, Sd. 149. Metaph. in moral sense; leiða a., to mislead; ganga a., to go astray.

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

Abbreviations used:

adv.
adverb.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Sd.
Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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