Afburðr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - afburðr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "afburðr" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

afburðr
m. superiority; kvað honum eigi annat vænna til afburðar, to get the better of it; ok vilda ek, at hón yrði eigi með minnum afburðum, less glorious.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠᛒᚢᚱᚦᚱ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

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