Afreks-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - afreks-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "afreks-maðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- afreks-maðr
- m. a valiant man; a. at afli ok áræðí, Eg. I; en þat hefi ek spurt, at hirð hans er skipuð afreksmönnum einurn, heroes, 19, 84; a. um vöxt eðr afl, Ísl. ii. 190.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠᚱᛁᚴᛋ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)