Áleiðis

Old Icelandic Dictionary - áleiðis

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "áleiðis" in English.

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

áleiðis Old Icelandic word can mean:

áleiðis
adv.
áleiðis
1) onwards forwards (fóru ~ til skipa sinna);
áleiðis
vildu snúa ~ för sinni, proceed on their journey;
áleiðis
fig., koma e-u ~, to bring about;
áleiðis
víkja ~ með e-m, to side with one;
áleiðis
2) on the right path, opp. to afleiðis;
áleiðis
snúa e-m ~, to convert one.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛚᛁᛁᚦᛁᛋ

Abbreviations used:

adv.
adverb.
e-u
einhverju.
e-m
einhverjum.

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