Bragða

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Bragða

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 bragða

að,

2 bragða

I. = braga, of light, Sks. 202 B.

3 bragða

II. [Engl. to breathe], to give signs of life, of a new-born babe, of one swooning or dying; þá fæddi hón barnit, ok fanst eigi líf með, ok hér eptir bragðaði fyrir brjóstinu, i. e. the infant began to draw breath, Bs. i. 618, ii. 33; þat bragðar sem kvikt er, Þiðr. 114.

4 bragða

III. to taste = bergja, freq. in mod. usage.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚱᛅᚴᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
i. e.
id est.
l.
Linnæus.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Þiðr.
Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)

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