Af-hvarf
Old Norse Dictionary - af-hvarf
Meaning of Old Norse word "af-hvarf"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- af-hvarf
- n. [hverfa], a diversion, turning aside, Hm. 33, in which passage it is opp. to gagnvegr, the straight path, Lâ. 204.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠ-ᚼᚢᛅᚱᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- opp.
- opposed.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)