atfǫr

Old Norse

Etymology

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From at- +‎ fǫr.

Noun

atfǫr f (genitive farar, plural farar or farir)

1. proceedings, method
2. attack
3. (law) execution

Declension

  Declension of atfǫr (strong ō-stem, ar and ir-plurals)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	atfǫr	atfǫrin	atfarar, atfarir	atfararnar, atfarirnar
accusative	atfǫr	atfǫrina	atfarar, atfarir	atfararnar, atfarirnar
dative	atfǫr	atfǫrinni	atfǫrum	atfǫrunum
genitive	atfarar	atfararinnar	atfara	atfaranna

Derived terms

• atfaralaust (“without onslaught or armed aggression”)
• atfarardómr m (“sentence of execution”)
• atfararþing n (“court of execution”)

References

• atför in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.