Brunn-vaka
Old Norse Dictionary - brunn-vaka
Meaning of Old Norse word "brunn-vaka"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- brunn-vaka
- u, f. a third horn in the forehead of an ox with which he opened the ice during winter to get at the water; hit fjórða horn stóð ór enni, ok niðr fyrir augu honum, þat var b. hans, Ld. 120.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚱᚢᚾᚾ-ᚢᛅᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)