Af-leitr
Old Norse Dictionary - af-leitr
Meaning of Old Norse word "af-leitr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word af-leitr can mean:af-leitr
- af-leitr
- adj. [líta, cp. also -leitr in compounds], strange, hideous; neut., hversu afleitt (how disgusting) oss virðist um þeirra háttu, Hks. iii. 435; hversu afleitir (stupid) oss sýnast þeirra hættir, Fms. vii. 296, l. c.; þeir fyrirlíta ok halda alla sauðahirða sem afleita, odd, peculiar, Stj. 293; afleitt eðr eligt, vile, 1 Sam. xv. 9.
- af-leitr
- β. abandoned, the face turned from, deserted by, with dat.; afleita hamingjunni, luckless, Stj. 421. Ruth i. 12.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠ-ᛚᛁᛁᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- cp.
- compare.
- l.
- line.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
- m.
- masculine.
- neut.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
- dat.
- dative.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)