afburðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From af- +‎ burðr (“carriage, bearing”), the latter from Proto-Germanic *burþiz f, from *beraną (“to bear”).

Noun

afburðr m (genitive afburðar, plural afburðir)

  1. superiority

Declension

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  Declension of afburðr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative afburðr afburðrinn afburðir afburðirnir
accusative afburð afburðinn afburði afburðina
dative afburð afburðinum afburðum afburðunum
genitive afburðar afburðarins afburða afburðanna

Derived terms
  • afburðar
  • afburðarmaðr m (“man of mark”)
  • afburðarsamr (“prone to distinguish oneself”)
  • afburðarskip n (“first-rate ship”)

References
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