Eið-bróðir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Eið-bróðir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 eið-bróðir

m. an oath-brother, confederate, Fms. ix. 294, Bær. 16: metaph., arnar e., the oath-brother of the eagle, the raven Fagrsk 4 (in a verse).

Runic Inscription

ᛁᛁᛏ-ᛒᚱᚢᛏᛁᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

gl
glossary.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.

Works & Authors

Bær.
Bærings Saga. (G. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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