Af-skyld
Old Norse Dictionary - af-skyld
Meaning of Old Norse word "af-skyld"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- af-skyld
- f. a law term, due, obligation, encumbrance, several times in the Cartularies and deeds of gift, in the phrase, sú er a. þessa fjár, D. I. i. 273, etc.; með þessi a. fara þessir fjárhlutir, 282, Vm. 108: cp. the still more freq. phrase, sú er afvinna, cp. afvinna.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠ-ᛋᚴᚢᛚᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- f.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- D. I.
- Diplomatarium Islandicum. (J. I.)
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)