Bráð-dauðr
Old Norse Dictionary - bráð-dauðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "bráð-dauðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bráð-dauðr
- adj. dead in a moment, in the phrase, verða b., to die suddenly, Ver. 47, Fms. i. 18, Ísl. ii. 45, 59, Stj. 196.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚱᛅᚦ-ᛏᛅᚢᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Ver.
- Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)