Ofrafl
Old Norwegian Dictionary - ofraflMeaning of Old Norwegian word "ofrafl" in Norwegian.
As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:
- ofrafl
- ofrafl, n. overlegen Magt, = ofrefli 1,ofríki; gera, veita e-m ofrafl dvs. ladeen føle sin Overlegenhed, gjøre sin Over-magt gjældende lige overfor en: þannríka mann, er honum (nL. konunginumgerði ofrafl (se L. 20), þikkist Thomastaka með stórum ávítanarorðum Thom.39928; allt at eins sér hón (nL. mørinkrepta se s. 21924 fg) sínn þann líkastanat draga sik brott af þeima bœ sakirógnarorða ok atstøðu þess bannsettabónda; nú sem hón hefir lengi pínztí sárum grát ok sviða líkams fyrirþat ofrafl, er hón veitir veikum liðum,náttar hana - Mar. 22015.
Part of speech: n
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚮᚠᚱᛆᚠᛚ
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:
- L.
- Linje.
- m.
- Masculin.
- n.
- Neutrum.
- nl.
- nemlig.
- s.
- substantiv.
- S.
- Side.
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