Af-burðr

Old Norse Dictionary - af-burðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "af-burðr" in English.

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

af-burðr Old Norse word can mean:

af-burðr: m. (also spelt abb-), odds, balance, bias, success (cp. bera af, to prevail); kvað honum eigi annat vænna til afburðar, in order to get the better of it, Sd. 166; sá hann at engi varð afburðrinn, they fought ‘aequo Marte,’ Sturl. ii. 74; hann ætlaði sér afburð, he meant to keep the odds in his own hand, Ísl. ii. 450; skal nú faraí haustvíking, ok vilda ek, at hon yrði eigi með minnum afburðum, less glorious, Orkn. 464.

af-burðr: II. gen. sing. and pl. afburðar-, a-, freq. used as a prefix in some COMPDS with the notion of gloriously, with distinction. afburðar-digr, adj. very thick, biðr. 24. afburða-fræknligr, adj. very gallant, Ísl. ii. 369. afburðar-járn, n. excellent iron, Fms. x. 173. afburðar-maðr, m. a man of mark, Rb. 316, Orkn. 474, Grett. 133, Finnb. 318. afburðar-mikill, adj. conspicuous, Fms. v. 181. afburðar-skip, n. a fine ship, Fas. iii. 106. afburðar-vel, adv. very well, Hkr. ii. 265, Fms. ix. 515. afburðar-vænn, adj. very fine, Fas. i. 182.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

adj.: adjective.

adv.: adverb.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

gen.: genitive.

pl.: plural.

sing.: singular.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

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