Brúðar-lín
Fornnordisk Ordbok - brúðar-lín
Betydelsen av det fornnordiska ordet "brúðar-lín"
Enligt Cleasby & Vigfussons fornnordisk-engelska ordbok:
- brúðar-lín
- n. the bride’s veil; the bride was veiled during the wedding, and according to Þkv. 19 she took the veil when she set out for the ‘brúðför.’ This was the only time in life when a woman was veiled, hence ganga und líni, to walk under veil, to be veiled, is synonymous with to wed, marry; giptu Karli, gékk hón und líni, Rm. 37; setjask und ripti, id., 20; bundu þeir Þór þá brúðar líni, Þkv. 191, 15; laut und línn, lysti at kyssa, he (viz. the bridegroom) louted under the veil, him list to kiss, 27; Guðrún (the bride) sat innar á þverpalli, ok þar konur hja henni, ok hafði lín á höfði, i. e. she sat wearing a veil, Ld. 296.
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Yngre futhark-runor användes från 800- till 1200-talet i Skandinavien och deras utländska bosättningar
Förkortningar som används:
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- i. e.
- id est.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
- viz.
- namely.
Verk & författare citerade:
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Rm.
- Rígsmál. (A. II.)
- Þkv.
- Þryms-kviða. (A. I.)