Brúð-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - brúð-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "brúð-maðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- brúð-maðr
- m. a bridegroom’s man, N. G. L. i. 27: collect. the bridesmen and bridesmaids when on a bride’s journey, Grág. i. 436, Eg. 201, Rd. 270.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚱᚢᚦ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- collect.
- collective.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Rd.
- Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)