Brasa

Old Norse Dictionary - brasa

Meaning of Old Norse word "brasa"

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

brasa
að, to braze (Shakesp.), to harden in the fire: cp. brösur, f. pl. in the metaph. phrase, eiga í brösum, to be always in the fire, always quarrelling.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
esp.
especially.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
pl.
plural.

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