Bruni
Old Norse Dictionary - bruni
Meaning of Old Norse word "bruni"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word bruni can mean:bruni
- bruni
- a, m. [cp. Ulf. brunsts; Engl. to burn, burning]
- bruni
- 1. burning, heat; sólar-bruni, Hkr. i. 5; þá er húsit tók at falla ofan af bruna (from the fire), Orkn. 458; reykr eðr b., Nj. 201, Sks. 197.
- bruni
- β. a barren heath or burnt lava-field as a local name in the west of Icel.
- bruni
- 2. metaph. a burning passion, mostly in bad sense; b. öfundar, of envy, Fms. ii. 140; losta b., of lust, K. Á. 104; but also trúar b., fire of faith (but rarely), Fms. v. 239: medic. caustic, 655 xi. 2.
- bruni
- COMPDS: brunabelti, brunadómr, brumaflekkr, brunahraun, brunavegr, brunaþefr, Brunaöld.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚱᚢᚾᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- n.
- neuter.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- medic.
- medicine, medically.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- K. Á.
- Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)