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Við-bragð

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2 definitions

1 við-bragð

n. a quick movement, start; skjótligr í viðbragði, on the alert, Fms. vii. 175; seinligr í viðbragði, slow, Grett. 90 A; hermannligr í viðbragði öllu, Ísl. ii. 203, v. l.; hann bregðr nú engum viðbrögðum, made no starts, no movements, stirred not, Ld. 156: a pull, hratt fram í fyrsta viðbragði, Edda 38.

2 við-bragð

2. a look, coimtenance, appearance; líkir á vöxt ok viðbragð, Fms. vi. 12; undir því viðbragði (under the pretext) sem úskylda konu, Stj. 252; reiðuligr í viðrbragði, Mar.; með reiðu viðrbragði, id.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

við-bragð

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide, verb.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)

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