Bragð-alr
Old Norse Dictionary - bragð-alr
Meaning of Old Norse word "bragð-alr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bragð-alr
- m. a brad-awl, used in Icel. for producing fire, bragðals-eldr, m. fire produced by a b., Bs. i. 616; hann tók b. millum tveggja trjó, ii. 176.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚱᛅᚴᚦ-ᛅᛚᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)