Afvirða

Old Icelandic Dictionary - afvirða

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "afvirða" in English.

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

afvirða Old Icelandic word can mean:

afvirða
(-rða, -rðr), v.
afvirða
1) to disgrace, dishonour (~ náunga sinn);
afvirða
~ fyrir e-m, to throw a slur on one;
afvirða
2) to detest, abhor (~ ódáðirnar);
afvirða
refl., ~st, to think it unworthy of oneself, with infin.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠᚢᛁᚱᚦᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-m
einhverjum.
n.
neuter.

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