Ofrafl

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ofrafl

Meaning 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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