Af-eyringr
Old Norse Dictionary - af-eyringr
Meaning of Old Norse word "af-eyringr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- af-eyringr
- m. an animal, sheep with cropped ears, Bs. 1. 723, Sturl. iii. 47; also afeyra, ð, to cut the ears off, and afeyrt, n. adj. a mark on sheep.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠ-ᛁᚢᚱᛁᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)