Af-skræmiliga
Old Norse Dictionary - af-skræmiliga
Meaning of Old Norse word "af-skræmiliga"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word af-skræmiliga can mean:af-skræmiliga
- af-skræmiliga
- adv. hideously:
- af-skræmiliga
- α. of a scream; þá lét út á stöðli a., howled piteously, of a ghost, Hkr. ii. 312, Eb. 320, of the bellowing of a mad bull.
- af-skræmiliga
- β. of a monstrous shape; þrællinn (of a ghost) rétti inn höfuðit, ok sýndist honum a. mikit, Grett. 83 new Ed.
- af-skræmiliga
- γ. metaph., óttast a., to be shocked at, Stj. 101.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠ-ᛋᚴᚱᛅᛘᛁᛚᛁᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adv.
- adverb.
- v.
- vide.
- l.
- line.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)