Bryn-þvari
Old Norse Dictionary - bryn-þvari
Meaning of Old Norse word "bryn-þvari"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bryn-þvari
- a, m. a sort of halberd, probably synonymous to bryn-tröll, defined in Eg. 285, Fas. iii. 387.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚱᚢᚾ-ᚦᚢᛅᚱᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)