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Stól-brúða

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1 stól-brúða

u, f. a ‘chair-bride,’ chair-post, thus called from the heads carved at the top of the uprights (Worsaae, No. 556); þeir sá Þór með hamri sitja skorinn á stóðbrúðunum, Fbr. 170; þeir sá Sólrúnu sitja á stóli ok var hár hennar bundit við stólbrúðurnar, Bárð. 31 new Ed. (thus the vellum brúðirnar of the Ed. is an error); hón hnígr þá aptr at stólbrúðunum, Fas. ii. 223; síðan drap hann sér við stólbrúði (-brúðu?), ok fann at þar sat maðr á stóli, Grett. 37 new Ed.
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stól-brúða

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
f.
feminine.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
vellum
vellum.

Works & Authors

Bárð.
Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

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