Afreks-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - afreks-maðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "afreks-maðr" in English.

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.)
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