Brún-ölvi
Old Norse Dictionary - brún-ölvi
Meaning of Old Norse word "brún-ölvi" (or brún-ǫlvi)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- brún-ölvi (brún-ǫlvi)
- adj. a word spelt in different ways, found in about three passageS. brúnölr, Bjarn. 62; brúnvolvi, Fb. i. 186; brúnvaulfi, iii. 357; brúnölvi, FmS. xi. 114; brúnölfr, Jómsv. S. 32 (Ed. 1824):—frowning, with a wolfish brow, look, [from brún and úlfr, a wolf.]
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, brún-ölvi may be more accurately written as brún-ǫlvi.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚱᚢᚾ-ᚢᛚᚢᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bjarn.
- Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Jómsv. S.
- Jómsvíkinga Saga. (E. I.)