Af-lag
Old Norse Dictionary - af-lag
Meaning of Old Norse word "af-lag"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word af-lag can mean:af-lag
- af-lag
- n. [leggja af], gen. aflags.
- af-lag
- I. used as adv. = afgangs, sparingly, Fas. iii. 477. In modern Icel. hafa aflögum or aflögu, to have to spare.
- af-lag
- II. slaughtering of cattle, killing off; leggja af margan fénað … minti biskup enn á um aflögin, the slaughtering, Bs. i.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠ-ᛚᛅᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- gen.
- genitive.
- n.
- neuter.
- adv.
- adverb.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)