Afvende

Old Danish Dictionary - afvende

Meaning of Old Danish word "Afvende", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.

The Old Danish word Afvende can mean:

  • go.
  • 1) (sv. afvånda.) hin- dre, afholde; hvilket alt er afvendt oc aftrængt af bisperne (1586). N. D. Mag. TO. 9; hafide det oc gierne giort, vden abbeden haffde affuent i hannem. Hvitf. I. nn4”. —
  • 2) fra- tage; dersom nogen kand fienden noget affwende, det skall hver beholde (1611). N. D. Mag. HI. 172. —
  • 3) uvirk. høre op; ret aldrig skal ieg affuende, førend ieg faar vonden den møe. Grundtv., Folkev. I. 304.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛆᚠᚠᚽᚿᚦᚽ
Medieval Runes were used in Denmark from 12th to 17th centuries.

Abbreviations used:

go.
gærningsord (verbum).
g.
grad (gradus).
sv.
svensk.
uvirk.
uvirkende (intransitivum).
virk.
virkende (transitivum).

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