Brynja
Old Norse Dictionary - brynja
Meaning of Old Norse word "brynja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- brynja
- að, to cover with a coat of mail, Róm. 219; mostly in part. pass. brynjaðr, wearing a coat of mail, Fms. v. 161, Orkn. 148: reflex. to put on a coat of mail, El. 103.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚱᚢᚾᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- part.
- participle.
- pass.
- passive.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- El.
- Elis Saga. (G. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Róm.
- Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)