Or-lof

Old Norse Dictionary - or-lof

Meaning of Old Norse word "or-lof" in English.

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

or-lof Old Norse word can mean:

or-lof: n., orð-lof is a false spelling, [Germ. urlaub; Dan. orlov; Engl. f-urlough]

or-lof: 1. leave; beiða orlofs, Bs. i. 799; hann biðr sér orlofs konung at fara, Eg. 29; ek vil beiðask, herra, at þér gefit mér orlof til Íslands, Nj. 10; utan hans orlofs, without his leave, Landn 149; síðan tekr hann o. af konunginum til brottferðar, Fms. xi. 430, Fas. iii. 586; með orlofi at spyrja, Barl. 14, Sks. 52; hvárt skal ek mæla í orlofi, Eg. 46; með bezta orlofi, Fms. i. 15, passim.

or-lof: 2. in mod. usage, a visit to a friend or relative; thus a person boarded out when visiting his parents is said ‘fara í orlof sitt.’

or-lof: COMPDS: orlofsbréf, orlofslaust.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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