Af-spraki
Old Norse Dictionary - af-spraki
Meaning of Old Norse word "af-spraki"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- af-spraki
- a, m. [cp. A. S. sprecan; Germ. sprechen], rumour, hearsay; Hákon jarl hafði fengit afspraka nokkurn (perh. better in two words), FmS. 1. 187.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠ-ᛋᛒᚱᛅᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- Germ.
- German.
- m.
- masculine.
- perh.
- perhaps.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)