Af-lát

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Af-lát

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 af-lát

n. leaving off, relinquishing; a. synda, Stj. 567, Sks. 612 B; án afláti, used adverb. incessantly, 625, p. 77, Th. 20.

2 af-lát

β. remission, pardon; aflát misgörninga, Hom. 160; a. synda, 159.

3 af-lát

COMPD: aflátskorn.

Runic Inscription

ᛅᚠ-ᛚᛅᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adv
adverb.
adverb.
adverbially.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.

Works & Authors

Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Th.
Theophilus. (F. III.)
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