Afar

Old Norwegian Dictionary - afar

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "afar" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

afar
afar, adv. sættes i forstærkende Betydningforan et Adjektiv eller andet Adverdium;særdeles: a. vel Fm. XI. 23; a. illaFris. 11626; a. breitt SE. I, 6813;a. fagr SE. II, 3602; a. fast Æf. 1332;a. sœtt Kgs. 114. Som første Del afet sammensat Ord betegner det en Over-skridelse af, hvad der er ret eller passende.

Part of speech: adv

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛆᚠᛆᚱ
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.

Abbreviations used:

a.
accusativ.
adv.
Adverbium.
f.
Feminin.
m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.
v.
Verbum.

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