No. 8,120 in Swedish

af

An archaic spelling of "av," meaning "of" or "by."

In a sentence

Han blev rädd af den höga rösten.
He got scared by the loud voice.
Here, "af" (modernly spelled "av") is used as a preposition indicating the cause.
Gå ej af vägen.
Do not get off the road.
In older Swedish, "af" could mean "off" or "away from," showing departure or separation.
Det var skrivet af en berömd författare.
It was written by a famous author.
Again, "af" (modernly spelled "av") is used as a preposition to denote authorship or origin.

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