Afl-vani

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Afl-vani

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 afl-vani

adj. ind. deficient in strength; verða a., to succumb; taka þeir fang, ok verðr Gunnarr mjök a., Fms. ii. 75 (in wrestling); enda varð hann a. fyrir liðs sakir, was overpowered, got the worst of it, Ísl. ii. 172; Eustachius sá sik aflvani (acc.) í móti þeim, 655 x. p. 2.

Runic Inscription

ᛅᚠᛚ-ᚢᛅᚾᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

acc.
accusative.
adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
ch
chapter.
l.
Linnæus.
p.
page.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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