Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Brísingr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 brísingr

m. [cp. Fr. braise], fire, poët.,—an interesting mythol. word, now unknown in Icel., except in the adj. brís-heitr, fire-hot, used in the same connection as fun-heitr, q. v. In Norway brising is any beacon or bale-fire, e. g. Jonsoko-brising = the fire kindled on the 24th of June, (in the Alps called Johannis-feuer.) In olden times the necklace of Freyja was called Brísinga-men, n. the flame-necklace; it was said to be hidden in the deep sea; Loki and Heimdal fought at the rock Singa-stone for this necklace; this ancient legend was represented on the roof of the hall at Hjarðarholt, and treated in the poem Húsdrápa, Ld., Edda.

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Runic Inscription

brísingr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "brísingr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
e. g.: exempli gratia.
Fr: French in etymologies.
Fr.: French in etymologies.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mythol: mythology, mythological.
mythol.: mythology, mythological.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
q. v.: quod vide.
sing: singular.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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