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Aftaka-maðr

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1 aftaka-maðr

m. a determined, obstinate person; hón var a. mikill um þetta mál, he was very stubborn in this case, Hkr. ii. 74.
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aftaka-maðr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

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m.
masculine.

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Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)

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