Af-letja
Old Norse Dictionary - af-letja
Meaning of Old Norse word "af-letja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word af-letja can mean:af-letja
- af-letja
- latti, to dissuade:
- af-letja
- α. with infin., Bs. i. 39.
- af-letja
- β. with acc., aflatti hann mjök fyrir sér ferðina, Fms. ix. 437.
- af-letja
- γ. or witn an acc. of the person and gen. of the thing; a. e-n e-s, v. letja.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠ-ᛚᛁᛏᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- infin.
- infinitive.
- n.
- neuter.
- acc.
- accusative.
- gen.
- genitive.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)