Afrendr

Old Norse Dictionary - afrendr

Meaning of Old Norse word "afrendr" in English.

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

afrendr Old Norse word can mean:

afrendr: adj. [frequently or almost constantly spelt afreyndr, as if from ‘af-’ intens. and ‘raun,’ of great prowess; but the derivation from ‘afr- = afar-’ and ‘-endi or -indi’ is better].

afrendr: I. in the phrase, a. at afli, very strong, valiant, FmS. ii. 87, Finnb. 254; compar. afrendari, FmS. x. 321, FS. 33, 48 (where the MS. Vh. spells afreyndr, so also does the Fb. i. 341, etc.)

afrendr: II. absol. without adding at afli, Lv. 101 (where written afreyndr).

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

intens.: intensive.

compar.: comparative.

etc.: et cetera.

S.: Saga.

absol.: absolute, absolutely.

l.: line.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

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

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Vh.: Vatnshyrna MS.

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

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