Bruna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Bruna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 bruna

að, to advance with the speed of fire; b. fram, of a standard in the heat of battle, Mag. 2: of ships advancing under full sail, Fins, viii. 131, 188: freq. in mod. usage, Helius rann upp af því fagra vatni, og brunaði fram á það eirsterka himinhvolf, Od. iii. 1. Bb. 3. 18.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚱᚢᚾᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adv
adverb.
freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors

Bb.
Búnaðar-bálkr.
Mag.
Magus Saga. (G. II.)
Od.
Odysseifs-kvæði, prose, 1829.

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