Af-bragð

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Af-bragð

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.

Runic Inscription

ᛅᚠ-ᛒᚱᛅᚴᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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