á-fram

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

á-fram

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 á-fram

adv.

2 á-fram

α. loc. with the face downward, forward; fell hann á., on the face, Nj. 253, Vd. 52, Grett. 99 new Ed.

3 á-fram

β. temp. along, forward (rare); haun er nú með jarli sumarit á., he is now with the earl till late in the summer, Finnb. 274.

4 á-fram

γ. further on; komst aldri lengra á. fyrir honum um skáldskapinn, be never got any further on with his poem, Fms. iii. 102; héldu þeir á. leiðina, they held forward on their way, Ó. T. 31. In mod. usage freq. with verbs denoting to go, move; halda, ganga … áfram, to go on.

Runic Inscription

ᛅ-ᚠᚱᛅᛘ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adv
adverb.
adv.
adverb.
freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
loc
local, locally.
loc.
local, locally.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
temp.
temporal.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Finnb.
Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Ó. T.
Ólafs Saga Tryggvasonar. (E. I.)
Vd.
Vatnsdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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