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ONP: Dictionary of Old Norse Prose

afla vb. [-að-]

Status: excerpted citation slips citation text supplemented structured definitions in Danish definitions in English

A.

1) [e-s] avle, producere ⫽ beget

2) [■] udfærdige, lade fremstille (ngt skriftligt) ⫽ formulate, have written

●●● Ok þetta sama vattar Calistus satt vera. sem haɴ fram setr fẏrir iartegna bok er hann aflaði af verkum Jacobi postula ~ PS 681² JJ SÁM 1 73vb¹⁴

3) [e-s / at e-u / til e-s] foranstalte, arrangere, afholde ⫽ arrange

4) udrette, præstere, magte ⫽ achieve, perform, be capable of
‖ [e-u] :

‖ [e-t] :

‖ [e-s] :

5) [e-s / e-t] [e-m] forårsage ⫽ cause

6) skaffe (ngn) (ngt), opnå, vinde ⫽ provide (sby) with (sth.), gain, achieve
‖ (abs.) :

‖ [e-s/e-rs] :

‖ [e-t] :

‖ [■] :

● afla til bús skaffe midler til husholdningen ⫽ lay one’s hands on the daily necessities

**● ‖ impers.: aflar** [e-m] [e-s] (ngn) opnår (ngt) ⫽ (sby) achieves (sth.)

7) [e-s] tilegne sig (ɔ: stjæle) ⫽ misappropriate (ɔ: steal)

●●● Nu afla hiun steikar. þa er þar huspreyia heima beztra manna. ef hon blandar motuneyti við þau. þa er hon þiofr at. þo at þau stele Gulᴵ 84⁹

8) erhverve, tjene (i modsætning til arve, cf. aflafé sb. n., aflagóz sb. n., aflaðagóz sb. n.) ⫽ acquire, earn (as opposed to inherit, cf. aflafé sb. n., aflagóz sb. n., aflaðagóz sb. n.)
‖ (abs.) :

‖ [e-s] :

‖ [e-t] :

●●● allir þottvz afla fysilict ok skemtilikt verkavp ser til handa Ant 115³²

‖ [■] :

B. afla + præp./adv.

● afla til
1) [e-s] [e-rs/e-s / e-n/e-t] skaffe (ngn/ngt) til (ngt) ⫽ procure (sby/sth.) for (sth.)

2) [e-s] [e-m] tjene til (ngt) (for ngn) ⫽ merit (sth.) (for sby)

●●● Nu mꜳ audsynt uera, huersu heilogum Thomasi mundi þat afla til uerdleiks, at þola iafnan meingerdir enn giallda aunguar i moti Thom² 432¹⁸

undir:)
● afla undir [e-n/e-t] [■ / e-rs] underlægge (ngn/ngt) (ngt/ngn) ⫽ subject (sby/sth.) to (sth./sby)

C. afla sér

[e-s/e-rs / e-t/e-n] [til e-s] skaffe sig (ngt/ngn) (til ngt), opnå ⫽ procure (sth./sby) for oneself (for sth.), obtain, secure

D. aflask

[e-m] [af e-u / í !] erhverves, tjenes, opnås (for ngn) (ved ngt) ⫽ be obtained, be acquired (for sby) (by/through sth.), be achieved

**● ‖ impers.: aflask** [e-m] [e-s / ?e-t] [af e-u] (ngn) opnår (ngt) (ved ngt) ⫽ (sby) achieves/obtains (sth.) (by/through sth.)

E. aflask + præp./adv.

a)
**● ‖ impers.: aflask á** [!] der tjenes oveni, der sker en fortjeneste ⫽ there is an extra growth (of wealth), wealth accrues

●●● sagði Hǫskuldr Hrúti fjárhagi sína, ok hafði mikit á ⸢grœðzk [var. aflaz var. Njála 24⁶: GKS 2868 4° “G”, etc.], meðan hann var í brautu var. NjR 21¹⁸ → var. Njála 24⁶: GKS 2868 4° “G”

Form.: afla (75); aflat (38); aflar (18); aflaði (7); aflaz (5); afladi (5); aflaþi (4); aflast (4); aflad (4); aflazt (3); aflader (3); ǫfluðu (2); aflandi (2); aflaðisk (2); Aflaði (2); aufluðu (2); aflade (2); aflaðe (2); aflim (1); aflaðu (1); afle (1); öflut (1); afladiz (1); afliz (1); o᷎fluþu (1); aflatt (1); o᷎fludu (1); ofluduzt (1); aflit (1); (1); aflaþesc (1); afladizt (1); afli (1); ꜹflvþv (1);

Gloss.: EJ _; ClV; ClVAdd _; ClVErr _; ClVSuppl _; Suppl1 _; Suppl2 _; Finsen _; Fr; FrErr1 _; FrErr2 _; FrErr3 _; LLFrämm _; Hertzb; HertzbLat _; HertzbTill _; Suppl4 _; Fischer _; Anm _; Bin _; Rím; LP; Med; MedComp _; MedSimp _; WN _; AH; AJ; deVr; Fr4; NO; Walter _; ÁBlM _; Bl; WPA _;

Genre. (expected): religious works [rel]: 51 (52); historical works [his]: 35 (34); family sagas [isl]: 30 (23); romances [rom]: 26 (20); legal works [jur]: 19 (18); legendary sagas [fas]: 14 (8); contemporary sagas [bis]: 12 (14); þættir [tot]: 5 (4); charters [dip]: 3 (15); learned works [div]: 1 (6); unclassified [ ]: 0 (1);

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Lexicon Poeticum (2nd ed.)

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af - afla

áðan - álfúrr

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Word

afla vb. [-að-]

A.

1) [e-s] avle, producere ⫽ beget

2) [■] udfærdige, lade fremstille (ngt skriftligt) ⫽ formulate, have written

3) [e-s / at e-u / til e-s] foranstalte, arrangere, afholde ⫽ arrange

4) udrette, præstere, magte ⫽ achieve, perform, be capable of ‖ [e-u] :

‖ [e-t] :

‖ [e-s] :

5) [e-s / e-t] [e-m] forårsage ⫽ cause

6) skaffe (ngn) (ngt), opnå, vinde ⫽ provide (sby) with (sth.), gain, achieve ‖ (abs.) :

‖ [e-s/e-rs] :

‖ [e-t] :

‖ [■] :

● afla til bús skaffe midler til husholdningen ⫽ lay one’s hands on the daily necessities

● ‖ impers.: aflar [e-m] [e-s] (ngn) opnår (ngt) ⫽ (sby) achieves (sth.)

7) [e-s] tilegne sig (ɔ: stjæle) ⫽ misappropriate (ɔ: steal)

8) erhverve, tjene (i modsætning til arve, cf. aflafé sb. n., aflagóz sb. n., aflaðagóz sb. n.) ⫽ acquire, earn (as opposed to inherit, cf. aflafé sb. n., aflagóz sb. n., aflaðagóz sb. n.) ‖ (abs.) :

‖ [e-s] :

‖ [e-t] :

‖ [■] :

B. afla + præp./adv.

● afla til 1) [e-s] [e-rs/e-s / e-n/e-t] skaffe (ngn/ngt) til (ngt) ⫽ procure (sby/sth.) for (sth.)

2) [e-s] [e-m] tjene til (ngt) (for ngn) ⫽ merit (sth.) (for sby)

undir:) ● afla undir [e-n/e-t] [■ / e-rs] underlægge (ngn/ngt) (ngt/ngn) ⫽ subject (sby/sth.) to (sth./sby)

C. afla sér

[e-s/e-rs / e-t/e-n] [til e-s] skaffe sig (ngt/ngn) (til ngt), opnå ⫽ procure (sth./sby) for oneself (for sth.), obtain, secure

D. aflask

[e-m] [af e-u / í !] erhverves, tjenes, opnås (for ngn) (ved ngt) ⫽ be obtained, be acquired (for sby) (by/through sth.), be achieved

● ‖ impers.: aflask [e-m] [e-s / ?e-t] [af e-u] (ngn) opnår (ngt) (ved ngt) ⫽ (sby) achieves/obtains (sth.) (by/through sth.)

E. aflask + præp./adv.

a) ● ‖ impers.: aflask á [!] der tjenes oveni, der sker en fortjeneste ⫽ there is an extra growth (of wealth), wealth accrues

External (non-ONP) resources:

Lexicon Poeticum (2nd ed.)

af - afla

áðan - álfúrr

4) udrette, præstere, magte ⫽ achieve, perform, be capable of
‖ [e-u] :

6) skaffe (ngn) (ngt), opnå, vinde ⫽ provide (sby) with (sth.), gain, achieve
‖ (abs.) :

**● ‖ impers.: aflar** [e-m] [e-s] (ngn) opnår (ngt) ⫽ (sby) achieves (sth.)

8) erhverve, tjene (i modsætning til arve, cf. aflafé sb. n., aflagóz sb. n., aflaðagóz sb. n.) ⫽ acquire, earn (as opposed to inherit, cf. aflafé sb. n., aflagóz sb. n., aflaðagóz sb. n.)
‖ (abs.) :

● afla til
1) [e-s] [e-rs/e-s / e-n/e-t] skaffe (ngn/ngt) til (ngt) ⫽ procure (sby/sth.) for (sth.)

undir:)
● afla undir [e-n/e-t] [■ / e-rs] underlægge (ngn/ngt) (ngt/ngn) ⫽ subject (sby/sth.) to (sth./sby)

**● ‖ impers.: aflask** [e-m] [e-s / ?e-t] [af e-u] (ngn) opnår (ngt) (ved ngt) ⫽ (sby) achieves/obtains (sth.) (by/through sth.)

a)
**● ‖ impers.: aflask á** [!] der tjenes oveni, der sker en fortjeneste ⫽ there is an extra growth (of wealth), wealth accrues