Brád

Old Norse Dictionary - brád

Meaning of Old Norse word "brád"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word brád can mean:brád

brád
f. [A. S. brad; Germ. brat], meat, raw flesh, esp. venison; blóðug bráð (a law term), raw meat, Grág. ii. 192, N. G. l. i. 82; brytja í bráð, to chop into steaks, Fb. i. 321: pl. metaph. prey of beasts, varmar bráðir, Hkv. 2. 41, FaS. i. 209; villi-bráð, venison; val-bráð, black spots on the face.
brád
II. sól-bráð, sun-burning.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚱᛅᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
esp.
especially.
f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
pl.
plural.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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