BRATTR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

BRATTR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 BRATTR

adj. [A. S. brant, bront; Swed. brant; North. E. brant and brent], steep, of hills, etc.; brött brekka, a ‘brent’ hill, Hrafn. 20; bárur, high waves, Sks. 40: metaph., bera bratt halann, metaphor from cattle, to carry the tail high (in mod. usage vera brattr), opp. to lægja halann, to droop the tail, Ísl. ii. 330, cp. Hkv. Hjörv. 20; reynt hefi ek fyr brattara, cp. Lat. graviora passus, I have been in a worse plight, Ann. 56; einatt hefi ek brattara átt, Grett. 133: mér hefir opt boðizt brattara, id., etc.,—a metaphor from mountaineers.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚱᛅᛏᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
etc.: et cetera.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
North. E.: Northern English.
opp: opposed to.
opp.: opposed.
opp. to: opposed to.
p.: page.
S.: South, Southern.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Hkv. Hjörv.: Helga-kviða Hjörvarðssonar. (A. II.)
Hrafn.: Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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