Af-gjarn
Old Norse Dictionary - af-gjarn
Meaning of Old Norse word "af-gjarn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- af-gjarn
- adj. eager to be off, flying away, in the proverb, afgjarnt verðr öfundarfé, Fas. ii. 332; cp. afsæll.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠ-ᚴᛁᛅᚱᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- cp.
- compare.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)