af
nafnorð, karlkyn
af-springr
Merkingar
m., Al. 11, Hkr. iii. 277, Edda (pref.) 146, and various other forms; afsprengr, m. and afspringi, n., Gþl. 47, Fms. viii. 237, Sks. 46 B, Stj. 63, Orkn. 176; the form now usual is afsprengi, n., Fms. v. 217, Fas. ii. 391, Bret. 112.
- 1.
gener. offspring, progeny, v. the quotations above.
- 2.
in pl. used of the produce of the earth, Sks. 48 B (rare).
- 3.
metaph.:
- α.
a band, a detached part of a body; þóttist Hrafn þegar vita, at þessi a. mundi vera af ferð þeirra Þorgils, that this detachment must be from the host of Thorgils and his followers, Sturl. iii. 274.
- β.
a branch, ramification; ok er mikil van, at þar verði nokkurr a. (offshoot) af þessum ófriði á Limafirði, Fms. xi. 13.
- γ.
rumour, notice, = afspraki; fá nokkurn a. um e-t, Fms. viii. 160.
- α.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- m.
- karlkyn (e. masculine)
- pref.
- preface.
- n.
- hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
- gener.
- generally.
- pl.
- fleirtala (e. plural)
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Tilvitnuð rit
- Al.
- Alexanders saga. (G. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga saga. (E. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar sögur. (C. II.)
- Bret.
- Breta sögur. (G. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga saga. (D. I.)