Brjóst-vit
Old Norse Dictionary - brjóst-vit
Meaning of Old Norse word "brjóst-vit"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- brjóst-vit
- n. mother-wit, Bs. i. 164, Pass. 44. 17.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚱᛁᚢᛋᛏ-ᚢᛁᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.