Bráð-kjörit
Old Norse Dictionary - bráð-kjörit
Meaning of Old Norse word "bráð-kjörit" (or bráð-kjǫrit)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bráð-kjörit (bráð-kjǫrit)
- n. part. hastily chosen, Sturl. iii. 151.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, bráð-kjörit may be more accurately written as bráð-kjǫrit.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚱᛅᚦ-ᚴᛁᚢᚱᛁᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- part.
- participle.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)