Breytni

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Breytni

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 breytni

f. change; göra b. á um e-t, to make an alteration in a thing, Fas. iii. 155, Mag. 5, Fs. 98; b. í klæðnaði, fashion, N. G. L. iii. 262: new fashion, Grág. i. 338; ný-breytni, Snót 68; hann kvaðst eigi nenna enn um sinn at hafa þessa b., he said that he was not yet minded to, viz. to be baptized, Fs. 77, Nj. 13 (shape, nature).

2 breytni

2. in mod. usage chiefly moral conduct, acting; eptir-breytni, imitation.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚱᛁᚢᛏᚾᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
f.: feminine.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
viz: videlicet.
viz.: videlicet.

Works & Authors

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Mag.: Magus Saga. (G. II.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Snót: Snót, poems.

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