Af-gamall
Old Norse Dictionary - af-gamall
Meaning of Old Norse word "af-gamall"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- af-gamall
- adj. [af- intens. ?], very old, decrepid from age, Nj. 190; a. karl, Fms. ii. 182, Sks. 92.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠ-ᚴᛅᛘᛅᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- intens.
- intensive.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)