Browse by Letter
Language
Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Breidd

Back to Letter B
Definitions

Definitions

1 definitions

1 breidd

f. [Goth. braidei], breadth, Alg. 372, Grág. i. 498, Symb. 22, Fms. x. 272: metaph., Skálda 175.
Similar Words

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

breidd

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
Goth.
Gothic.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.

Works & Authors

Alg.
Algorismus. (H. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
Symb.
Symbolae. (H. IV.)

View All Sources →