Af-vik
Old Norse Dictionary - af-vik
Meaning of Old Norse word "af-vik"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- af-vik
- n. a creek, recess, Stj. 195; metaph. a hiding-place, Þiðr. 137.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠ-ᚢᛁᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)