Afsvara

Old Norwegian Dictionary - afsvara

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "afsvara" in Norwegian.

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

afsvara
afsvara, v. (að) svara nej til noget (e-u),= veita e-u afsvör. Fld. I, 528; Herv.22930; Frs. 17324; afsvara um e-t dvs.give et benægtende Svar med Hensyntil en Sag, hvorom der er Spørgsmaal:sögðust eigi mundu af svara um sam-farar þeirra (dvs. ækteskabelige Forbin-delse) Vallalj. 132; afsvara e-m e-u dvs.nægte en noget, Sturl. II, 11039.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛆᚠᛋᚠᛆᚱᛆ
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:

s.
substantiv.
v.
Verbum.

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