aflad

Danish

Etymology

Old Danish aflat, from Middle Low German aflat (“forgiveness”), from verb aflaten (“to forgive, to pardon”), equivalent to af- (“off”) +‎ lade (“to allow, to let”). Cognate with Icelandic aflát, Swedish avlat, German Ablass, Dutch aflaat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɑwˌlað]

Noun

aflad c (singular definite afladen, not used in plural form)

1. (Roman Catholicism, usually in the singular) indulgence (release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)

   Coordinate term: syndsforladelse

   1. (figurative) forgiveness for (something) morally wrong
   2. (figurative) an amount or something else given to improve one's conscience (alms etc.)

Declension

Declension of aflad

common gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	aflad	afladen
genitive	aflads	afladens

Derived terms

• klimaaflad

References

• “aflad” in Den Danske Ordbog