Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Af-runi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 af-runi

a, m. [runi, renna], deviation; metaph. sin, trespasses; umbót ok iðran afruna (gen.), 125. 174; iðrun fyrir görva afruna (acc. pl.), id.; tárfelling er hann hefir fyrir afruna þá, er verða í þessa heims lífi, id. 184.

2 af-runi

β. injury, offence, D. N. iii. 367 (Fr.)

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

af-runi

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

acc.: accusative.
esp: especially.
Fr: French in etymologies.
Fr.: French in etymologies.
gen.: genitive.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.

Works & Authors

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

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