Brosa
Old Norse Dictionary - brosa
Meaning of Old Norse word "brosa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- brosa
- brosti; pres. brosi; sup. irreg. brosat,—to smile; þá brosti Rútr, Nj. 35, Fms. ii. 197; b. at e-u, to smile at a thing; at því brosi ek, at …, id., Þórð. 26, Orkn. 374, Fms. v. 178; b. við, to smile in reply; Guðrún leit við honum ok brosti við, Ld. 246, Fms. v.. 359; b. lítinn þann, Lat. subridere, iv. 101.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚱᚢᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- irreg.
- irregular.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- n.
- neuter.
- pres.
- present.
- sup.
- supine.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Þórð.
- Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)