Af-reka

Old Norse Dictionary - af-reka

Meaning of Old Norse word "af-reka"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

af-reka
að, to achieve, perform; munu þér mikit afreka, Lv. 33; hvat þeir höfðu afrekat, Fas. iii. 221; a. vel, to succeed, Bárð. 175.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠ-ᚱᛁᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bárð.
Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
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