Af-drif
Old Norse Dictionary - af-drif
Meaning of Old Norse word "af-drif"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word af-drif can mean:af-drif
- af-drif
- n. pl. [drifa], destiny, fate; barn líkligt til stórra afdrifa, a bairn likely to grow into a great man, Fms. iii. 112 (of an exposed child); þykir mér lítil okkur a. verða munu, inglorious life, Fær. 53. It is now also used of final fate, end.
- af-drif
- 2. offspring, Stj. 191.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠ-ᛏᚱᛁᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fær.
- Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)