afburðar

== Old Norse == === Etymology === The genitive singular form of afburðr (“superiority”), itself from af- +‎ burðr. === Adverb === afburðar used as an intensive before adjectives and adverbs; very, exceedingly Synonym: afar === Noun === afburðar genitive singular of afburðr (in compounds) superior, better (than the others) ==== Derived terms ==== afburðarmaðr m (“man of mark”) afburðarsamr (“given to distinguish oneself”) afburðarskip n (“first-rate ship”) === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “afburðar”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 2; also available at the Internet Archive