Brjóst
Fornnordisk Ordbok - brjóst
Betydelsen av det fornnordiska ordet "brjóst"
Enligt Cleasby & Vigfussons fornnordisk-engelska ordbok:
Fornnordiskt ord brjóst kan betyda:brjóst
- brjóst
- n. (brysti, provinc. Icel.), [Ulf. brusts, f. pl. = στηθος and σπλάγχνα; A. S. breost; Engl. breast; Hel. briost, n. pl.; Swed. bröst; Dan. bryst, n.; Germ. brust, f.]:—the breast; b. ok kviðr, Eg. 579, Nj. 95; önd í brjósti, K. Þ. K. 26; Lat. uber, a woman’s breast, in pl., fæða barn á brjósti, feed a bairn at the breast, BS. i. 666, Str. 18, Stj. 429: mod. chiefly in pl. = Lat. mammae; hafa barn á brjóstum; brjósta-mjólk, milk from the breast; brjósta-mein, medic. ulcus or abscessus mammarum, Fél. ix. 202; brjósta-verkr, mastodynia (of women), id.
- brjóst
- II. with the ancients the breast was thought to be the abode of the mind, as well as of feeling, hence it is poët. called hug-borg, mun-strönd, reið rýnis, minnis knörr, etc., the castle, strand, wain, ship of mind, of thought, of memory, etc., vide Lex. poët., Edda 105, Höfuðl. 1, Stor. 18; thus brjóst freq. metaph. means feeling, temper, disposition; hafa ekki b. til e-s, to have no heart for it; kenna í brjósti um e-n, to ‘feel in the breast’ for one, feel compassion for; mun hann vera þrályndr sem faðir hans, en hafa brjóst verra, a harder heart, Sturl. iii. 144, BS. ii. 70, 41; láta eigi allt fyrir brjósti brenna, of a hardy, daring man; e-m rennr í brjóst, of a light slumber, esp. of one sick.
- brjóst
- β. the front, of a wave, BS. i. 484; b. fylkingar, of a line, Eg. 268, FmS. v. 77.
- brjóst
- γ. metaph. the breast-work or protector of one; b. ok hlífskjöldr, Hom. 95; bera (vera) b. fyrir e-m, to be one’s defender, to shield one, FmS. vii. 263, x. 235; the phrase, vinna eið fyrir brjósti e-s, on one’s behalf, Gþl. 484.
Möjlig runinskrift i yngre futhark:ᛒᚱᛁᚢᛋᛏ
Yngre futhark-runor användes från 800- till 1200-talet i Skandinavien och deras utländska bosättningar
Förkortningar som används:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Hel.
- Heliand.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- medic.
- medicine, medically.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- provinc.
- provincial.
- S.
- Saga.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- esp.
- especially.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- poët.
- poetically.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
Verk & författare citerade:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fél.
- Félags-rit.
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Str.
- Strengleikar. (G. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Höfuðl.
- Höfuðlausn. (A. III.)
- Lex. Poët.
- Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
- Stor.
- Sona-torrek. (A. III.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)