Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Af-sakan

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

and afsökun, f. a ‘begging off,’ excuse, exculpation, K. Á. 228, Stj. 152.

COMPD: afsakanarorð.

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Runic Inscription

af-sakan

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

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