Af-spraki

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Af-spraki

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 af-spraki

a, m. [cp. A. S. sprecan; Germ. sprechen], rumour, hearsay; Hákon jarl hafði fengit afspraka nokkurn (perh. better in two words), Fms. 1. 187.

Runic Inscription

ᛅᚠ-ᛋᛒᚱᛅᚴᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
ch
chapter.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
p.
page.
perh.
perhaps.
S.
South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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