Af-rek
Old Norse Dictionary - af-rek
Meaning of Old Norse word "af-rek"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word af-rek can mean:af-rek
- af-rek
- n. [af- intens.], a deed of prowess, a deed of derring do; margir lofuðu mjök afrek Egils, ok sigr þann sem hann vann, Fms. xi. 234; vinna afrek, Fs. 6; ekki a. gerði hann meira í Noregi, Fagrsk. 94; hann lét ok göra þar í Níðarósi naust bæði mörg, ok svá stór, at afrek var í, grand, magnificent, Hkr. iii. 268.
- af-rek
- COMPDS: afreksgripr, afreksmaðr, afreksverk.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠ-ᚱᛁᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- intens.
- intensive.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fagrsk.
- Fagrskinna. (K. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)