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Rh in the same manner as may be explained: *annarsjór (intermittent sea or series of billows). We might also think of an old rest), expressing the calmer intervals between the rows of breakers — for the dropping of one or more consonants at the end of the words, see Introd. V (also N. Spr. VII) § 35, but the of “hviða” suits better both as regards form and use. For the above-mentioned use of “annarr”   and of unsteady wind, blast. The change nn > dn is  characteristic of Foula.  adnaset,, see , . adnasjur [ad··naᶊūr·], , series of high breakers followed by calmer sea; he’s comin’ on a a. again; a a. sea.  : *annarr sjór, wave (series of waves).  above (n).  a-døms, , see ,   af, aff [af(f)],  , of;  af,  aff. As the old “af” is now entirely superseded by   and  “o’” (=of). In conjunction with a number of verbs, “, ” is used in a sense handed down from the old Norn language, thus: “ (bear) aff, had aff, geng aff,  (com’) aff, lay aff, set aff, tak’ aff, winn aff”; — see under the respective verbs. An old form:  is found in, , and , ( and av).   af(a)linns [af··(a)lı‘ns·],, at sea-fishing, of a boat: off (hauling off) the runners, the pieces of wood laid down at a landing-place over which a boat is drawn. ,, piece of wood laid underneath a boat for it to rest on, hlunnr. For - =, ; might mean “aff o’ de ”.  afaskod,, see.  afatag [af··atag·], apateg [ap··atɛg·], , mitten, sea-mitten, tabu-word at sea. (afatag). (apateg). Uncertain origin.  afbend [af·bænd·],, to take off the pack (de ) of a pack-horse, to a. a horse. *afbenda. de or, see , afberin [af·bē$f$·rın],  and , having desire to decline or withdraw; also: diverting, endeavouring to stop or to turn the subject of conversation (= oot o’ mooth). See (b. aff and ut), afbiddin [af·bıd·ın],, distasteful, of a repulsive appearance. bjóða ímóti, bjoda mot, bjóða við, arouse dislike, repugnance. afbled [af·blɛd·],, to strip off leaves, to pluck the outer leaves from a cabbage-stalk, to a. a kail-stock. ,  afbreg(d), afbrig(d) [af·breg(d)·, af·brıg(d)·],, altered sheep-mark ((d), ), additional ear-mark (sheep-mark), or one which is added to the old one, when a sheep-flock has changed owners; the sense of sheep-mark. See and, , ,
 * ǫnnur-hvíld (intermittent state of
 * annarsjór,, intermittent sea or
 * afbleðja; afblade,
 * afbregði, *afbrigði, from “bragð” in

afbreg(d), afbrig(d) [af·breg(d)·, af·brıg(d)·],, to change a sheep-mark, to add a new ear-mark to the old one (or ones), when a sheep-flock changes owners; to a. a mark. *afbregða, *afbrigða. See further (d), , and ,  affljogins [af·(f)ᶅō·gıns], , husks which are shaken from the corn after it has been dried. *affløygi(ngar). See ,

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