Af-bragð
Old Norse Dictionary - af-bragð
Meaning of Old Norse word "af-bragð"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word af-bragð can mean:af-bragð
- 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.
- af-bragð
- COMPD: afbragðsmaðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠ-ᛒᚱᛅᚴᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- etc.
- et cetera.
- gen.
- genitive.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)