Brenna

Definizioni

1 brenna

1. d, with acc. to burn; b. bál, to burn or light a balefire, Hervar. S. (in a verse).

2 brenna

2. to destroy by fire, devastate, Fms. xi. 391, Ann. 1329, 1289: b. upp, to burn up, Eg. 49; b. e-n inni, to burn one alive, Nj. 115, Grág. ii. 128, Landn. 215, v. l.

3 brenna

3. medic. to cauterise (of hot iron), Grág. ii. 133; b. e-m díla, to burn spots on one’s back, body (medic.), Bs. 1. 644.

4 brenna

β. metaph. to brand one’s back; eigi þurfu Danir at hælast við oss Norðmenn, margan díla höfum vér brent þeim frændum, Hkr. iii. 148; b. e-m illan díla, id., Fbr. 190 (in a verse).

5 brenna

γ. b. kol, to burn, i. e. make charcoal (cp. charcoal-burner), Grág. i. 200.

6 brenna

δ. part., brennt silfr, gull = skírt silfr, gull, pure silver, gold, K. Þ. K. 172, 152; eyrir brendr (= eyrir brends silfrs), mörk brend, Fms. ix. 421, Hkr. iii. 12; b. gull, Fms. xi. 77.

7 brenna

2. u, f. fire, burning, Grág. ii. 129, Nj. 158, 199; Njáls brenna, Blundketils brenna, etc., Ann. 962, 1010: the burning of a dead body, Edda 38 (= bálför).

8 brenna

β. astron., according to Finn Magnusson (Lex. Mythol.) Sirius is called Loka brenna, the conflagration of Loki, referring to the end of the world.

9 brenna

COMPDS: brennumaðr, brennumál, brennusaga, brennustaðr, brennusumar, brennuvargr.

Abbreviazioni utilizzate

Abbreviazioni comuni

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
acc.: accusative.
astron.: astronomy, astronomically.
ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
etc.: et cetera.
f.: feminine.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
i. e.: id est.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
l. c.: loco citato.
m.: masculine.
medic.: medicinally.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
neg: negative, negatively.
neg.: negative, negatively.
obsol.: obsolete.
opp: opposed to.
p.: page.
part: participle.
part.: participle.
pers.: person, personal.
pl.: plural.
pres.: present.
pret.: preterite.
S.: South, Southern.
suff: suffix.
sup.: supine.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Opere & Autori

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Hervar. S.: Hervarar Saga. (C. II.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)
K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Lex. Mythol.: Lexicon Mythologicum.
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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