Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Afar-

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 afar-

and avar- [cp. Ulf. afar = μετά, όπίσω; Germ. aber, esp. in compounds: v. Grimm Gr. ii. 709], only used as a prefix in compounds, very much, very. Now often pronounced æfar, which form occurs esp. in MSS. of the 14th and I5th centuries, e. g. Fms. i. 150, xi. 249, Ísl. ii. 131; cp. also æfr, adj. iracundus.

2 afar-

COMPDS: afarauðigr, afarbreiðr, afarfagr, afarhreinn, afarílla, afarkaup, afarkostir, afarkostalaust, afarligr, afarlítill, afarmenni, afarorð, afarstórr, afarsætr, afarúðigr, afarvel, afaryrði, afarþungr.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

afar-

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
e. g.: exempli gratia.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
f.: feminine.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
Gr.: Greek.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
p.: page.
S.: South, Southern.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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