Af-skræmiliga

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Af-skræmiliga

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.

Runic Inscription

ᛅᚠ-ᛋᚴᚱᛅᛘᛁᛚᛁᚴᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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