Brýning
Old Norse Dictionary - brýning
Meaning of Old Norse word "brýning"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- brýning
- f. a whetting, sharpening, esp. metaph. egging on, sharpening; ek veit görst um yðr sonu mína, þurfi þér brýningina, Ld. 240; segir, at þá hefði þeir tekið brýningunni, Hkr. ii. 239.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚱᚢᚾᛁᚾᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
- f.
- feminine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)