Oldnordisk ordbogsopslag

BRANA

Oldnordisk ordbogsopslag

Definitioner

1 Definitioner

1 BRANA

u, f. a freq. name of a cow, [brana = juvenca, cited by Du Cange from old Spanish Latin deeds; it probably came into Spain with the Goths.] brönu-grös, n. pl., botan. Satyrium Albidum; in Icel. lore this flower plays the same part as the German alraun or English mandrake; the b. are also called ‘Friggjar-gras’ (Frigg = Freyja, the goddess of love), and ‘elsku-gras,’ flower of love, as it is thought to create love between man and woman, Ísl. Þjóðs. i. 648. Gen. xxx. 14.

Lignende ord

Runeindskrift

BRANA

Mulig runeindskrift i yngre futhark

Rune-teksten ovenfor repræsenterer det oldnordiske ord "BRANA" som det kunne findes i runeindskrifter fra vikingetiden (ca. 800-1100 e.Kr.).

Anvendte forkortelser

Almindelige forkortelser

botan.: botanically.
Engl: English.
f.: feminine.
Fr: French in etymologies.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
Germ: German.
gl: glossary.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
n.: neuter.
part: participle.
pl.: plural.
prob: probable, probably.

Værker & Forfattere

Ísl. Þjóðs.: Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.

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