Afbragðs-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - afbragðs-maðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "afbragðs-maðr"

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

afbragðs-maðr
m. a great man, Fms. x. 293 (where spelt abb-).

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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