Old Norse Dictionary Entry

BRUGGA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 BRUGGA

að. [Germ. brauen; A. S. brewan; Engl. brew; Dan. brygge; Swed. brygga]:—to brew, but rare in this sense, the current word being heita or göra öl, to heat or make ale; cp. öl-hita, öl-görð, cooking, making ale.

2 BRUGGA

2. metaph. with dat. to trouble, confound; b. sáttmáli, Stj. 652: more often with acc., 610: to concoct, scheme (in a bad sense, freq.)

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

BRUGGA

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
acc.: accusative.
ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
dat.: dative.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
S.: South, Southern.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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