Bragi

Old Norse Dictionary - bragi

Meaning of Old Norse word "bragi"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

bragi
a, m. the god of poetry Bragi, also a pr. name: in pl. bragnar, poët. heroes, men, Edda, Lex. poët.; cp. A. S. brego = princeps.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚱᛅᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.
poët.
poetically.
pr.
proper, properly.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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