Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Breiða

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 breiða

1. dd, [Ulf. braidjan; Germ. breiten], to ‘broaden,’ unfold; b. feld á höfuð sér, to spread a cloak on the head, Nj. 164; b. út, to lay out for drying, Sd. 179, Ld. 290, Fbr. 17, chiefly of hay; b. völl and b. hey a völl, Jb. 193; b. e-t yfir e-n, to cover one in a thing, chiefly of the bed-clothes, Nj. 20, Fms. viii. 237; b. út hendr, to stretch out the hands, vii. 250, Th. 9; b. faðm, id., Rm. 16, Pass. 34. 2; b. borð (mod., b. á borð), to lay the cloth on the table, Bs. ii. 42.

2 breiða

2. u, f. a drift, flock, of snow, hay, or the like; also fjár-breiða, a flock of white sheep; ábreiða, a cover, etc.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

breiða

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
etc.: et cetera.
f.: feminine.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
loc: local, locally.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.
Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)
Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

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