Brýni

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Brýni

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 brýni

n. a whetstone, Ísl. ii. 348, Fas. iii. 43, 44.

2 brýni

2. metaph. spices (rendering of the Lat. incitamenta gulae), Róm. 306.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚱᚢᚾᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.
Linnæus.
Lat
Latin.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Róm.
Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)
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