afl

afl

See also: afl. and AFL

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apl/
• Rhymes: -apl

Noun

afl n (genitive singular afls, nominative plural öfl)

1. might, power, strength ^syn.
2. force ^syn.

   Öfl náttúrunnar.

   The forces of nature.

3. energy ^syn.
4. violence, force ^syn.

Declension

declension of afl

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	afl	aflið	öfl	öflin
accusative	afl	aflið	öfl	öflin
dative	afli	aflinu	öflum	öflunum
genitive	afls	aflsins	afla	aflanna

Synonyms

• (might): ^def. þróttur
• (force): ^def. kraftur
• (energy): ^def. orka
• (violence): ^def. ofbeldi

Derived terms

• af öllu afli (with all one's might)

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Old Norse

FWOTD – 29 May 2015

Etymology 1

Probably from Proto-Germanic *abalaz or *afalaz (“hearth”).

Pronunciation

• (12th century Icelandic) IPA^(key): /ˈɑvl̩/

Noun

afl m (genitive afls, plural aflar)

1. a hearth (especially of a forge)
   • Stjórn 108, in 1862, C. R. Unger, Stjórn: gammelnorsk Bibelhistorie: fra Verdens Skabelse til det babyloniske Fangenskab. Christiania, page 312:

     Enn er gull tok at brenna i aflinum.

     And the gold began to burn in the hearth.

Declension

  Declension of afl (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	afl	aflinn	aflar	aflarnir
accusative	afl	aflinn	afla	aflana
dative	afli	aflinum	ǫflum	ǫflunum
genitive	afls	aflsins	afla	aflanna

Descendants

• Faroese: alv n

• Icelandic: afl n
• Norwegian: avl m

References

• afl in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• afl in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, R. Cleasby and G. Vigfússon, Clarendon Press, 1874, at Internet Archive.
• afl in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *aflą.

Noun

afl n

1. physical strength
2. force, violence
3. plurality of votes, majority
4. virtue, inherent power

Declension

  Declension of afl (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	afl	aflit	ǫfl	ǫflin
accusative	afl	aflit	ǫfl	ǫflin
dative	afli	aflinu	ǫflum	ǫflunum
genitive	afls	aflsins	afla	aflanna

References

• afl in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press