afburðr
nafnorðkarlkynaf-burðr
(also spelt abb-), odds, balance, bias, success ( bera af, to prevail); kvað honum eigi annat vænna til afburðar, in order to get the better of it, 166; sá hann at engi varð afburðrinn, they fought ‘aequo Marte,’ 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, 464.
II. and afburðar-, a-, used as a prefix in some with the notion of gloriously, with distinction. afburðar-digr, very thick, biðr. 24. afburða-fræknligr, very gallant, Ísl. ii. 369. afburðar-járn, excellent iron, x. 173. afburðar-maðr, a man of mark, 316, 474, 133, 318. afburðar-mikill, conspicuous, v. 181. afburðar-skip, a fine ship, iii. 106. afburðar-vel, very well, ii. 265, ix. 515. afburðar-vænn, very fine, i. 182.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- m.karlkyn (e. masculine)
- cp.compare.
- gen.eignarfall (e. genitive)
- sing.eintala (e. singular)
- pl.fleirtala (e. plural)
- freq.frequent, frequently.
- COMPDSsamsett orð (e. compounds)
- adj.lýsingarorð (e. adjective)
- n.hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
- adv.atviksorð (e. adverb)
- Sd.Svarfdæla saga. (D. II.)
- Sturl.Sturlunga saga. (D. I.)
- Orkn.Orkneyinga saga. (E. II.)
- Fms.Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
- Rb.Rímbegla. (H. III.)
- Grett.Grettis saga. (D. II.)
- Finnb.Finnboga saga. (D. V.)
- Fas.Fornaldar sögur. (C. II.)
- Hkr.Heimskringla. (E. I.)