Bræða
Old Norse Dictionary - bræða
Meaning of Old Norse word "bræða"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word bræða can mean:bræða
- bræða
- dd, [bráð], to melt, Sks. 145; b. jökul, snjó, ís, Fms. iii. 180, ix. 355, K. Á. 6; b. lýsi, to make oil.
- bræða
- 2. metaph. to hurry; nú seinkaða ek, en þú bræddir heldr, I tarried, but you hurried, Dropl. 25.
- bræða
- 3. [bráð, n.], to tar, pitch; b. hús, skip, timbr, kirkju, etc., Fms. i. 291, v. 331, Vm. 62, Eg. 90, n. G. l. ii. 247, Gþl. 81.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚱᛅᚦᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- pl.
- plural.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- K. Á.
- Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Dropl.
- Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)