Af-lát
Old Norse Dictionary - af-lát
Meaning of Old Norse word "af-lát"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word af-lát can mean:af-lát
- af-lát
- n. leaving off, relinquishing; a. synda, Stj. 567, Sks. 612 B; án afláti, used adverb. incessantly, 625, p. 77, Th. 20.
- af-lát
- β. remission, pardon; aflát misgörninga, Hom. 160; a. synda, 159.
- af-lát
- COMPD: aflátskorn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠ-ᛚᛅᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adverb.
- adverbially.
- n.
- neuter.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Th.
- Theophilus. (F. III.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)