Icelandic

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

Derived terms

• af öllu afli (with all one's might)

Synonyms

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

Old Norse

Pronunciation

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

Etymology

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

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

Descendants

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.