Afling

Old Swedish Dictionary - afling

Meaning of Old Swedish word "afling" in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

afling Old Swedish word can mean:

afling
L.
afling
2) aflelse; menniskoblifvande. wars härra afling (incarnatio) SpV 548. " gudz ordz affling (verbi Dei incarntio) ib. 3) förvärfvande, vinnande. at wakta nat ok dagh i siäla afling" Mecht (Cod. Holm. A 9) 386. - förvärf, vinning, vinst. skär brwdhin sinna tros afflingh (lucra) SpV 583. thätta är een stor afflingh (quæstus) mildhetin mz ympnoghetinne ib 528.

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • aflinga gods ,
  • aflinga iorþ ,
  • *aflings gods ,

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

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Works and authors cited:

Mecht
Hel. Mechtils uppenbarelser (Liber spiritualis gratiæ) öfversatta från latinet år 1469 af Jöns Budde. Utg. af R. Geete. 1899. SFSS.
SpV
Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.
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