Brjóst-gjörð
Old Norse Dictionary - brjóst-gjörð
Meaning of Old Norse word "brjóst-gjörð" (or brjóst-gjǫrð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- brjóst-gjörð (brjóst-gjǫrð)
- f. a saddle-girth, Stj. 397. Judg. viii. 26, Lv. 82.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, brjóst-gjörð may be more accurately written as brjóst-gjǫrð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚱᛁᚢᛋᛏ-ᚴᛁᚢᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Lv.
- Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)