Brugga
Old Norse Dictionary - brugga
Meaning of Old Norse word "brugga"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word brugga can mean:brugga
- brugga
- að. [Germ. brauen; A. S. brewan; Engl. brew; Dan. brygge; Swed. brygga]:—to brew, but rare in this sense, the current word being heita or göra öl, to heat or make ale; cp. öl-hita, öl-görð, cooking, making ale.
- brugga
- 2. metaph. with dat. to trouble, confound; b. sáttmáli, Stj. 652: more often with acc., 610: to concoct, scheme (in a bad sense, freq.)
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚱᚢᚴᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- acc.
- accusative.
- dat.
- dative.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)