Sam-brýnn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Sam-brýnn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 sam-brýnn

adj. one whose eyebrows meet above the nose; no evil spirit, it was thought, dared face a man ‘with meeting eyebrows,’ Ísl. Þjóðs.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛅᛘ-ᛒᚱᚢᚾᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
l.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors

Ísl. Þjóðs.
Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.

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