Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Val-bráð

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 val-bráð

f. venison, cp. Germ. wildpret; in melta knáttú móðugr manna valbráðir, Akv. 36.

2 val-bráð

2. (mod. val-brá), a livid spot on the skin, a ‘port-wine mark,’ medic. Lat. macula, Bs. i. 423 (see foot-note 10, so also vellums of Sturl. l. c.): freq. in mod. usage, e. g. hann hafði valbrá á hægri kinn: in Bs. i. l. c. as the nickname of a person so marked; this mythol. term reminds one of Hel, the northern Hecate, who is represented as black on one side, see Edda.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

val-bráð

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
e. g.: exempli gratia.
f.: feminine.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
l. c.: loco citato.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
medic.: medicinally.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
mythol: mythology, mythological.
mythol.: mythology, mythological.
p.: page.
v.: vide, verb.
vellum: vellum.

Works & Authors

Akv.: Atla-kviða. (A. II.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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