Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Af-nám

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

4 definitions

1 af-nám

n. gener. taking away, removal, Stj. 2 Sam. iv. II.

2 af-nám

β. esp. in the phrase, at afnámi, of something reserved, before the division of spoil, property, or inheritance; now, taka af óskiptu, Dan. forlods, Grág, i. 330, 336, Jb. 289 (Ed. af námi); konungr skildi hafa úr hlutskipti þriðjung við liðsmenn, en umfram at afnámi bjórskinn öll ok safala, Eg. 57.

3 af-nám

2. metaph. privation, loss; ok hann verðr at skaða þeim mönnum nokkrunn, er oss mun þykkja a. í, Eg. 114, Fms. vii. 244.

4 af-nám

COMPDS: afnámsfé, afnámsgripr.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

af-nám

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "af-nám" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
gener.: generally.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
pr.: proper.
prop: properly.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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