Næsta-bræðra

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Næsta-bræðra

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 næsta-bræðra

1. u, f. a female second cousin; ef maðr liggr með næstabraeðru sinni, Grág. i. 345, Bjarn. 50; Þórdísi næstabræðru mína, 52.

2 næsta-bræðra

2. -bræðri, m., either indecl., the bræðra being a gen. pl., or decl. as a weak noun, second cousins; næstubræðra eigu upp at rísa, Grág. i. 69; þeim mönnum er honum eru firnari en næstabræðri, 285; næstabræðrar, 229; næstabræðrum, ii. 172.

Runic Inscription

ᚾᛅᛋᛏᛅ-ᛒᚱᛅᛏᚱᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

decl.
declined.
f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
indecl.
indeclinable.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors

Bjarn.
Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)

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