Old Norse Dictionary Entry

For-yflask

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

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1 for-yflask

d, dep. (foriflask, Al. 110 and 655 xxix; for-œfask, Hom. 151), in the phrase, f. e-s, only used with neg., to shrink from nothing; Lucinia foryfldisk eigi íllra ráða, Bær. 14; Halli foryfldisk eigi at mæla þat er honum sýndisk, Fms. vi. 360 (foryfildiz, Mork. 93); at þeir muni foriflaz at etja við afla-muninn, Al. l. c.; þú foræfisk (foryflisk?) eigi eiða, thou shrinkest not from perjury, Hom. l. c.

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Runic Inscription

for-yflask

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

dep.: deponent.
f.: feminine.
l.: Linnæus.
l. c.: loco citato.
m.: masculine.
neg: negative, negatively.
neg.: negative, negatively.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Bær.: Bærings Saga. (G. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Mork.: Morkinskinna. (E. I.)

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