Afl
Old Icelandic Dictionary - aflMeaning of Old Icelandic word "afl" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
afl Old Icelandic word can mean:
- afl
- I) m. hearth of a forge.
- afl
- II) n.
- afl
- 1) physical strength (ramr styrkr, at afli);
- afl
- 2) force, violence taka með afli, by force;
- afl
- 3) plurality of votes, majority; ok skal afl ráda, the majority shall decide;
- afl
- 4) virtue, inherent power; ~ dauðfœrandi grasa, the virtue of poisonous herbs.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠᛚ
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
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