Yrða

afrendr

lýsingarorð

Merkingar

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].

  1. 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.)

  2. II.

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

Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir

Skammstafanir

adj.
lýsingarorð (e. adjective)
intens.
intensive.
compar.
miðstig (e. comparative)
MS.
manuscript, manuscripts.
etc.
et cetera.
absol.
absolute, absolutely.

Tilvitnuð rit

Fms.
Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
Finnb.
Finnboga saga. (D. V.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Vh.
Vatnshyrna MS.
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók. (E. I.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga saga. (D. II.)