Brúar-sporðr
Old Norse Dictionary - brúar-sporðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "brúar-sporðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- brúar-sporðr
- m. [sporðr, the tail of a fish], tête-de-pont, Germ. brückenkopf, whereas the Icel. takes the metaphor from fishes touching the banks with their tails, Nj. 246, Bs. i. 17.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚱᚢᛅᚱ-ᛋᛒᚢᚱᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Germ.
- German.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)