Old Norse Dictionary Entry

BRANA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

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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.

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Runic Inscription

BRANA

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "BRANA" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

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.

Works & Authors

Ísl. Þjóðs.: Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.

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