Fingr-brjótr
Old Norse Dictionary - fingr-brjótr
Meaning of Old Norse word "fingr-brjótr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fingr-brjótr
- m. a ‘finger-breaker,’ a false move in chess, but uncertain which, Fms. iv. 366.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᚾᚴᚱ-ᛒᚱᛁᚢᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)