Bröstuliga
Old Norse Dictionary - bröstuliga
Meaning of Old Norse word "bröstuliga" (or brǫstuliga)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bröstuliga (brǫstuliga)
- adv. (-ligr, adj.), in the phrase, láta b., to brag, Sturl. i. 140 C, [cp. braska = to twist, Ivar Aasen.]
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, bröstuliga may be more accurately written as brǫstuliga.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚱᚢᛋᛏᚢᛚᛁᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- adv.
- adverb.
- cp.
- compare.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ivar Aasen
- Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)