Definitions
Definitions
1 steina-brú
f. a stone-bridge, stone-arch, a natural one, not made by human hands, hence the phrase, gamall sem steinabrú, old as a stone bridge = ‘stone-old,’ Fas. iii. 61, cp. Ht. (fine): the very phrase shews the ancient Scandinavians, like the old Germans, knew not the arch, as their buildings were all of wood, cp. Tacit. Germ. 16, Herodian. vii. 2: indeed, stone masonry first became known after the introduction of Christianity.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
steina-brú
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "steina-brú" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).