Afli

Betydelsen av det fornnordiska ordet "afli"

Enligt Cleasby & Vigfussons fornnordisk-engelska ordbok:

Fornnordiskt ord afli kan betyda:afli

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a, m.

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I. means, acquisition, gain, produce, stores, fruits; afli ok herfang, Fms. ii. 106; hafði þórir einn forráð þess liðs ok svá afla þess alls er verðr í ferðinni, iv. 297; eignir … með öllum afla ok ávexti, increase and interest, K. Á. 54.

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2. now used,

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α. partic. of fishing stores, fishing.

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β. gener. of provisions and stores of any kind.

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II. metaph.:

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1. might, power; hafa afla til eingis, have might or means for nothing, be unable to do anything, to be powerless, Nj. 27.

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2. forces, troops, body, Lat. copiae, opes; Ásgrímr sagði þat mikinn afla, great support, Nj. 210; en þat sýnist mér þó ráðligast at biðja sér liðs, þvíat þeir draga afla at yðr, they gather forces against you, 222; munu vér skjótt eiga af honum ván hins mesta úfriðar ef hann fær nokkurn afla, troops, resources, Fms. i. 188; at herja á þá feðga með allmikinn afia, strong body, 184; ok er hirð Sverris konungs sá, at aflinn Magnúss konungs (the main body) flýði allr, viii. 119.

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COMPDS: aflabrögð, aflafátt, aflafé, aflalítill, aflamaðr, aflamikill, aflamunr, aflaskortr, aflastund.

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