Af-lima
Old Norse Dictionary - af-lima
Meaning of Old Norse word "af-lima"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word af-lima can mean:af-lima
- af-lima
- 1. adj. ind., verða e-m a., to be cut off, separated from, Post. 95, Am. 26.
- af-lima
- 2. að, to ‘off-limb,’ to dismember, maim, mutilate, Js. 37, Ann. 1342.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠ-ᛚᛁᛘᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Am.
- Atla-mál. (A. II.)
- Post.
- Postula Sögur. (F. III.)
- Ann.
- Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
- Js.
- Járnsíða. (B. III.)