Brennu-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - brennu-maðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "brennu-maðr"

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

brennu-maðr
m. an incendiary, Nj. 203.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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