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af-lausn, f. (1) discharge (release) from claim or obligation; (2) absolution, indulgence (aflausn synda);
-lát, n. (1) leaving off, relinquishing (aflát synda, misverka); án afláti, incessantly; (2) remission, pardon (aflát misgerninga, synda);
-láta, v. with infin. to cease, see láta;
-leggja, v. see leggja; (1) to put aside; (2) to give up, abandon;
-leiðing, f. (1) terms; góðar afleiðingar eru með þeim, they are on good terms; (2) metric., continuation;
-leiðingr, m. = afleiðing; (1) þeir skildu góðan afleiðing, they parted on friendly terms;
-leiðis, adv. (1) out of the right path or course (sigla afleiðis); (2) fig., ganga afleiðis, to go astray; snua (draga, fœra) e-t afleiðis, to pervert, misrepresent (þú fœrðir orð þeirra afleiðis); snúa e-m afleiðis, to lead astray;
-leifar, f. pl. leavings, remnants;
-leitinn, a. of odd appearance;
-leitliga, adv. perversely (illa ok afleitliga);
-leitligr, a. perverse, deformed;
-leitr, a. (1) strange, hideous, disgusting (hversu afleitir oss sýnast þeirra hættir); (2) with dat., deserted by; afleitr hamingjunni, luckless;
-lendis, adv. abroad ( = erlendis);
-lendr, a. far from land, in open sea;
-letja, v. to dissuade from (afletja e-n at gera e-t, afletja e-t fyrir sér), see letja;
-létta (-tta, -tt), v. to cease; cf. létta af;
-léttr, a. prompt, ready
afl-fátt, a. n. short of strength; e-m verðr -fátt, one fails in strength.
afl-gróf, f. forge-fit;
-hella, f. hearth-stone in a forge.
afli, m. (1) means, gain, earnings, proceeds (afli ok herfang); (2) might, power; hafa afla til einskis, to have means for nothing, be unable to do anything; (3) troops, forces; þeir draga afla at ýður, they gather forces against you; aflinn (the main body) Magnúss, konungs flýði allr.
af-lima (að), v. to dismember, mutilate;
-lima, a. indecl. (1) dismembered, mutilated; (2) fig., verða aflima, to lose the use of one's limbs, to become paralysed; verða e-m aflima, to be parted from (ek kveð aflima orðnar þérdísir);
-liman, f. dismembering, mutilation.
afl-lauss, a. nerveless, weak, palsied, paralytic;
-leysi, n. weakness, nervelessness;
-lítill, a. weak, feeble;
-mikill, a. strong, of great strength.
af-lofa, v. to prohibit;
-loka (að), v. to open (afloka hurðina).
afl-raun, f. trial (proof) of strength (þótti þetta mikill -raun); pl. bodily exercises (Skallagrímr hendi mikit gaman at -raunum ok leikum);
-skortr, m. lack of strength; (skortr við þik fyrrum).
afls-maðr, m. strong man;
-munr, m. difference in strength, odds.
afl-vani, a. deficient in strength; verða afl-vani, to succumb, be over-powered.
afl-vöðvi, m. the biceps muscle.
af-lögliga, adv. unlawfully; -logligr, a. unlawful, contrary to law;
-má, v. to blot out, destroy, see má;
-mœðra (að), v. to wean;
-nam, n. (1) taking away, extirpation, destruction; (2) at afnámi, by reservation (before division of property, spoil, or inheritance.); (3) loss (ef hann verðr at skaða þeim mönnum, er oss mun þykkja afnám í); (4) surplus.
afnáms-fé, n., -gripr, m. goods, an article of value, taken before a division; cf. afnám (2).
af-nefjaðr, pp. having the nose cut off, noseless;
-neita (að or -tta, -tt), v. (1) to renounce (afneita veróldinni); (2) deny, refuse (eigi vil ek þvi afneita);
-neitan, f., -neiting, f. abnegation, renunciation, denial;
-neyzla, f. use (afneyzla skógarins);
-níta (-tta, -tt), v. = -neita.
afr, a. strong (a. í tvau áss brotnaði).
afr, n. some kind of beverage.
af-ráð, n. payment; gjalda afráð, to pay heavily, suffer severely.
af-reið, f. setting off on horseback.
af-reizla, f. outlay, payment.
af-rek, n. great achievement , deed of prowess (vinna afrek; margir lofuðu mjök afrek Egils).
af-reka (að), v. to achieve, perform (munu þér mikit afreka).
afreks-gripr, m. a thing of great value;
-maðr, m. a valiant man, hero;

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