á-fang

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

á-fang

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 á-fang

n. (áfangi, m., Grág. i. 433), [fá á, to grasp], a grasping, seizing, laying hands upon, esp. of rough bundling; harm hló mjök mót áfangi manna, Fms. vi. 203; varð hann fyrir miklu spotti ok áfangi, 209.

2 á-fang

2. a law term, a mulct, fine, incurred by illegal seizure of another man’s goods; ef maðr hleypr á bak hrossi manns úlofat, þat varðar sex aura á., if a man jumps on the back of another man’s horse without leave, that is visited with a fine of six ounces, Grág. i. 432, Gþl. 520; hvatki skip er tekr skal sitt á. gjalda hverr …, á. á maðr á hrossi sínu hvárt er hann ekr eðr ríðr, N. G. L. i. 45; at hann hafi riðit hrossi manns um þrjá bæi … varðar skóggang ok áfanga (where it is used masc. acc. pl.) með, Grág., vide above.

Runic Inscription

ᛅ-ᚠᛅᚾᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

acc.
accusative.
esp
especially.
esp.
especially.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
masc.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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