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Af-bragð

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2 definitions

1 af-bragð

n. used of persons, a superior, excellent person; hann var a. í vizku sinni, wonderfully clever, Fms. x. 397; a. annarra manna, man of mark, vi. 144. 2. gen. afbragðs is now frequently used as a prefix to nouns to express something surpassing—a. fagr, góðr, fríðr, etc.—a. vænleikr, surpassing beauty, Stj. 195.

2 af-bragð

COMPD: afbragðsmaðr.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

af-bragð

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "af-bragð" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

etc.
et cetera.
freq
frequent, frequently.
gen.
genitive.
n.
neuter.
sing
singular.
viz
videlicet.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)

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