Afi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - afi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "afi" in Norwegian.

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

afi
afi, m. 1) Bedstefader, lat. avus (jvf amma).SE. I, 534; om Farfader: Fm. IV,288. VI, 346; Heilag. I, 30533 (jvf 3055);Vafþr. 29; om Morfader: Fm. XI, 6. 2) Mand, got. aba (jvf NFkv. 90 b).Skirn. 1 fg; þat hefir fylgt afi eptirafa (dvs. Mand efter Mand) Dn. IV,848; sú er ein (Odelsjord), er afi hefirafa leift. Gul. 270.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛆᚠᛁ
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:

got.
gotisk.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.
s.
substantiv.
v.
Verbum.

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