Afl
Old Norse Dictionary - aflMeaning of Old Norse word "afl" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
afl Old Norse word can mean:
- afl
- m. [Grimm mentions an O. H. G. aval; abal is a dub. άπ. λεγ. in A. S. poetry, Ormul. avell]
- afl
- 1. strength, esp. physical force; afreksmaðr at afli ok áræði, Eg. 1; styrkr at afli, FmS. i. 19; ramr at afli, 155; fullkominn at afli ok hyggju, bodily and mental vigour, Ld. 256; stillt þú þó vel aflinu, at þú verðir eigi kendr, Nj. 32; hafa afl til e-s, be a match for, be able to do, Gþl. 411.
- afl
- β. virtue; afl dauðfærandi grasa, virtue of poisonous herbs, 623. 26.
- afl
- 2. metaph. strength, power, might, Th. 19.
- afl
- 3. a law term, force, validity; dæmdu vér þetta boð Bjarna úlögligt ok ekki afl hafa, void, Dipl. iii. 3.
- afl
- 4. a law term, majority, odds, in the phrase, ok skal afl ráða, plurima vota valeant; ef gerðarmenn (umpires) verða eigi ásáttir ok skal a ráða, Grág. i. 493; nú verða fjórðungsmenn eigi ásáttir, þá skal afl ráða með þeim, i. l, cp. 44, 531 (where it is used of a jury); en ef þeir verða eigi ásáttir er í lögréttu sitja hvat þeir vilja lofa eðr í lög leiða, þá skolu þeir ryðja lögréttu (viz. divide) ok skal ráða a. með þeim, Nj. 150.
- afl
- 5. force, violence; taka með afli, Stj. 4. 30; bjóða e-m afl, BS. ii. 106.
- afl
- COMPDS: aflsmunr, aflsraun.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- dub.
- dubious.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- Ormul.
- Ormulum.
- S.
- Saga.
- esp.
- especially.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- pl.
- plural.
- cp.
- compare.
- viz.
- namely.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Th.
- Theophilus. (F. III.)
- Dipl.
- Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
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