Afhroð

Old Norwegian Dictionary - afhroð

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "afhroð" in Norwegian.

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

afhroð: afhroð, n. Bortryddelse, Nederlag (jvfhroð); sögðu at þeir myndi mikit af-hroð gjalda áðr þeir væri drepnir Grett.59; gerði mikit afhroð í sinni vörnFld. III, 169; var þat veitt þar umfyrsta afhroð, at hans náfrændi - varsettr undir öxi Bp. II, 7113. DetteOrd eller afroð er vistnok kun et for-vansket afráð, hvoraf det er opstaaetved manglende Forstaaelse af dettes Be-tydning under dets Anvendelse i Udtryksom de her anførte.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛆᚠᚼᚱᚮᚦ
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:

n.: Neutrum.

p.: Pagina, side.

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