Æfintýr

æfintýr

æfintýr, n. (fr. aventure, mnl. âventûre,mht. âventiure Mhd. Wb. I, 67 fg) 1) hvad et Menneske oplever, hvad der hæn-des det i Livet, Livshændelser; þeir vissueigi sítt eptirkomanda æfintýr dvs. sin tilkommende Skjæbne, Stj. 717; réð hannokkra drauma eptir þí sem hvárs okk-ars auðna ok æfintýr gékk síðan Stj.20013. 2) Begivenhed, hvad der er, an- tages eller udgives for at være skeet. Pr.38116; þessi Jonithus sá fyrir nökkurþau tíðindi ok æfintýr, er löngu síðarrkómu fram Stj. 6437; sagði henni mörgæfintýr þau sem útanlands höfðu gerztFlat. I, 5073. 3) Gjerning, = athöfn;fékk ek henni eigi síðr önnur æfintýr,at hón ynni mér Heilag. II, 6292. 4) Fortælling om virkelige eller opdigtede Be- givenheder. Flat. I, 3532. II, 22621; Post.4916. 70719; Heilag. II, 9528. 5) hvad nogen har sagt, siger, har at sige; munek frétta þik at hváru eins æfintýrs,þess er í guðspjallinu er skrifat Heilag.II, 52416; hvé nær sem brœðr kómu atfrétta hann eptir um æfintýr Heilag.II, 5683.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛅᚠᛁᚿᛏᛦᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

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• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Icelandic - Geir Zoëga's Dictionary