Afar-

Old Norse Dictionary - afar-

Meaning of Old Norse word "afar-" in English.

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

afar- Old Norse word can mean:

afar-: and avar- [cp. Ulf. afar = μετά, όπίσω; Germ. aber, esp. in compounds: v. Grimm Gr. ii. 709], only used as a prefix in compounds, very much, very. Now often pronounced æfar, which form occurs esp. in MSS. of the 14th and I5th centuries, e. g. FmS. i. 150, xi. 249, Ísl. ii. 131; cp. also æfr, adj. iracundus.

afar-: COMPDS: afarauðigr, afarbreiðr, afarfagr, afarhreinn, afarílla, afarkaup, afarkostir, afarkostalaust, afarligr, afarlítill, afarmenni, afarorð, afarstórr, afarsætr, afarúðigr, afarvel, afaryrði, afarþunGr.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

cp.: compare.

e. g.: exempli gratia.

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

Gr.: Greek.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

S.: Saga.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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