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Construction
of Locatives with af
Requires a dative object.
Used in connection with a person's domicile, especially denoting a man's abode, and answering to á and í, the name of the farm (or country) being added to proper names (as in Scotland) to distinguish persons of the same name.
Examples: Hallr af
Síđu, Erlíngr af Straumey, Ástríđr
af Djúpárbakka, Gunnarr af Hlíđarenda (more usual frá), Ţórir haklangr
konungr af Ögđum (king of Agdir)