Af-sæll

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Af-sæll

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 af-sæll

adj. luckless, in the proverb, a. verðr annars glys jafnan, (another version of the proverb is quoted s. v. afgjarn), coveted wealth, which is eagerly looked for by another, is luckless, difficult to keep safe, Stj. 78.

Runic Inscription

ᛅᚠ-ᛋᛅᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
ch
chapter.
gl
glossary.
s. v.
sub verbo.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)

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