Afspringr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - afspringrMeaning of Old Icelandic word "afspringr" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
afspringr Old Icelandic word can mean:
- afspringr
- m.
- afspringr
- 1) = afspringi;
- afspringr
- 2) band, detachment;
- afspringr
- 3) fig. offshoot (er mikill ván, at þar verði nökkur ~ af þessum ófriði);
- afspringr
- 4) rumour, notice (fá nökkurn afspring um e-t).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠᛋᛒᚱᛁᚾᚴᚱ
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- e-t
- eitthvat.
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