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Af-skræmiliga

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4 definitions

1 af-skræmiliga

adv. hideously:

2 af-skræmiliga

α. of a scream; þá lét út á stöðli a., howled piteously, of a ghost, Hkr. ii. 312, Eb. 320, of the bellowing of a mad bull.

3 af-skræmiliga

β. of a monstrous shape; þrællinn (of a ghost) rétti inn höfuðit, ok sýndist honum a. mikit, Grett. 83 new Ed.

4 af-skræmiliga

γ. metaph., óttast a., to be shocked at, Stj. 101.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

af-skræmiliga

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adv
adverb.
adv.
adverb.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)

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