Af-neita
Old Norse Dictionary - af-neita
Meaning of Old Norse word "af-neita"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word af-neita can mean:af-neita
- af-neita
- að and tt, and afníta, tt, now always afneita, að, to deny, refuse; with dat., hefir afneitað tiltekinni trú, Fms. iii. 166; eigi vil ek því afneita, refuse, Fs. 11; ek afneitta eigi hans orðsending, Stj. 1 Kings xx. 7; en er hann afneitti eigi með öllu (refused not), þá báðu þeir hann því meir, Grett. 146.
- af-neita
- 2. absol. afnita; en þar es Jökull bróðir minn laust þik högg, þat skaltú hafa bótalaust, því at þú afníttir þú er þér vóru boðnar, Fs. 57.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠ-ᚾᛁᛁᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- dat.
- dative.
- absol.
- absolute, absolutely.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)