Afleiðis

Old Icelandic Dictionary - afleiðis

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "afleiðis" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

afleiðis Old Icelandic word can mean:

afleiðis
adv.
afleiðis
1) out of the right path or course (sigla ~);
afleiðis
2) fig., ganga ~, to go astray; snua (draga, fœra) e-t ~, to pervert, misrepresent (þú fœrðir orð þeirra ~); snúa e-m ~, to lead astray.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠᛚᛁᛁᚦᛁᛋ

Abbreviations used:

adv.
adverb.
e-t
eitthvat.
e-m
einhverjum.

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