Berlings-áss
Old Norse Dictionary - berlings-áss
Meaning of Old Norse word "berlings-áss"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- berlings-áss
- m. [from Swed. bärling, a pole, bar], a pole; b. þrettán álna langr, Fms. iii. 227, απ. λεγ., l. c., [cp. berling, in Engl. carpentry, the cross rafter of a roof.]
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᚱᛚᛁᚾᚴᛋ-ᛅᛋᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- απ. λεγ.
- απαξ. λεγόμενον.
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
- m.
- masculine.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)