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)
- superiority
Declension
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”)
Related terms
- atburðr
- framburðr
References
- afburðr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.