Brunn-vaka

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Brunn-vaka

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 brunn-vaka

u, f. a third horn in the forehead of an ox with which he opened the ice during winter to get at the water; hit fjórða horn stóð ór enni, ok niðr fyrir augu honum, þat var b. hans, Ld. 120.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚱᚢᚾᚾ-ᚢᛅᚴᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
f.
feminine.

Works & Authors

Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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