Bráð-björg
Old Norse Dictionary - bráð-björg
Meaning of Old Norse word "bráð-björg" (or bráð-bjǫrg)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bráð-björg (bráð-bjǫrg)
- (commonly proncd. blóð-berg, n.), f. thyme, Hjalt., Björn.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, bráð-björg may be more accurately written as bráð-bjǫrg.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚱᛅᚦ-ᛒᛁᚢᚱᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
- proncd.
- pronounced.
Works & Authors cited:
- Björn
- Biörn Halldórsson.
- Hjalt.
- Hjaltalín, Icelandic Botany.