Af-réttr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Af-réttr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.

Runic Inscription

ᛅᚠ-ᚱᛁᛏᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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