Á-leiðis
Old Norse Dictionary - á-leiðis
Meaning of Old Norse word "á-leiðis"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word á-leiðis can mean:á-leiðis
- á-leiðis
- adv. on the right path, opp. to afleiðis; (leið) snúa e-m á., metaph., 655 xiii. B; snú þeim á. er þú hefir áðr vilta, id.
- á-leiðis
- β. forwards, onwards; fóru á. til skipa, Fms. 1. 136; snúa ferð á., to go on (now, halda áfram), Korm. 232, K. Þ, K. 94 B: metaph., koma e-u á., to bring a thing about, Hkr. i. 169, iii. 104; koma e-u til á., id., Fas. i. 45 (corrupt reading); snúa e-u á., to improve, Bs. i. 488; víkja á. með e-m, to side with, Sturl. iii. 91.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅ-ᛚᛁᛁᚦᛁᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adv.
- adverb.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- opp.
- opposed.
- v.
- vide.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)