Brjála

Old Norse Dictionary - brjála

Meaning of Old Norse word "brjála"

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

brjála
að, to flutter; to confound, disorder: reflex., Orkn. 204 old Ed. (mod. word). brjálaðr, part. one deranged of mind.

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

Abbreviations used:

mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
part.
participle.
reflex.
retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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