Brörr
Old Norse Dictionary - brörr
Meaning of Old Norse word "brörr" (or brǫrr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- brörr (brǫrr)
- m. [A. S. brœr], a briar, Haustl. 14; the explanation given in Lex. Poët. is scarcely right.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, brörr may be more accurately written as brǫrr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚱᚢᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Haustl.
- Haustlöng. (A. I.)
- Lex. Poët.
- Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.