Afl-vöðvi
Old Norse Dictionary - afl-vöðvi
Meaning of Old Norse word "afl-vöðvi" (or afl-vǫðvi)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- afl-vöðvi (afl-vǫðvi)
- a, m. [vöðvi, a muscle], the biceps muscle, Sturl. 51, Ld. 220, Fas. ii. 344.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, afl-vöðvi may be more accurately written as afl-vǫðvi.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠᛚ-ᚢᚢᚦᚢᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)