Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Af-réttr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

4 definitions

1 af-réttr

m. and afrétt, f. (now always f.; cp. rótt), [prgbably akin to reka, viz. afrekt, contr. afrétt], compascuum, common pasture; it is now prop. used of mountain pastures, whither the cattle (sheep) are driven in the summer in order to graze during July and August, and again collected and driven down in the autumn (Sept.); in Norway called almenningr.

2 af-réttr

I. masc., thus defined, en þat er afréttr, er ij menn eigu saman eðr fleiri, hverngi hlut sem hverr þeirra á í, Grág. ii. 303, 330; í afrétt þann, er, i. 397, ii. 303; afréttu, acc. pl., ii. 301, Jb. 198 A, K. Þ. K. 90, Olk. 37; hálfan afrétt, Vm. 29.

3 af-réttr

II. f. afréttinni (dat.), Grug. (Kb.) ii. 301, 325 A; gen. afréttar (gender uncert.), 303 A; afréttin, id., Cod. A; afrétt (dat. f. ?), Ísl. ii. 330, Háv. 39; afrettum, dat. pl. (gender uncert.), Boll. 336.

4 af-réttr

COMPDS: afréttardómr, afréttamenn.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

af-réttr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

acc.: accusative.
Cod.: Codex.
contr.: contracted.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
dat.: dative.
f.: feminine.
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.
masc.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.
uncert.: uncertain.
v.: vide, verb.
viz: videlicet.
viz.: videlicet.

Works & Authors

Boll.: Bolla-þáttr. (D. V.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Háv.: Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)
Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
Kb.: Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)
Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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