Af-rað

Definizioni

1 af-rað

afráð, afroð, and afhroð, n. (Fas. iii. 169), [cp. Swed. afrad; from roð, rud, fundus, ager (?)].

2 af-rað

I. prop, a Norse and Swedish law term, tribute, ground tax, payable to the king; a. ok landaura, N. G. L. i. 257, D. N. iii. 408. So also in Vsp. 27, hvárt skyldu æsir a. gjalda, where it is opp. to gildi, league.

3 af-rað

II. metaph. loss, damage,

4 af-rað

1. in the phrase, gjalda a., to pay a heavy fine, suffer a great loss; en þat a. munu vér gjalda, at margir munu eigi kunna frá at segja hvárir sigrast, there will be so heavy a loss in men, such a havoc in killed, Nj. 197 (where most MSS. read afroð, some afrað, Ed. afrauð); töluðu þeir opt um málaferlin, sagði Flosi, at þeir hefði mikit a. goldit þegar, 254 (MSS. afrað, afroð, and afhroð); Lýtingr mun þykjast áðr mikit a. goldit hafa í láti bræðra sinna, 155 (MSS. afrað, afroð, and afhroð), Fms. x. 324.

5 af-rað

2. in the phrase, göra mikit a., to make a great havoc; görði hann mikit afhroð í sinni vörn, great slaughter, Fas. iii. 169: cp. Lex. Poët.

6 af-rað

3. advice, Vtkv. 5; the verse is spurious and the meaning false.

Abbreviazioni utilizzate

Abbreviazioni comuni

adv: adverb.
ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
n.: neuter.
opp: opposed to.
opp.: opposed.
opp. to: opposed to.
p.: page.
prop: properly.
S.: South, Southern.
suff: suffix.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
v.: vide, verb.

Opere & Autori

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)
Vtkv.: Vegtams-kviða. (A. I.)

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