Brýni

Old Norse Dictionary - brýni

Meaning of Old Norse word "brýni"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word brýni can mean:brýni

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

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

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:

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Róm.: Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)

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