Híbýla-brestr

Old Norse Dictionary - híbýla-brestr

Meaning of Old Norse word "híbýla-brestr"

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

híbýla-brestr
m. a home loss, Glúm. 375, Gísl. 79.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛒᚢᛚᛅ-ᛒᚱᛁᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Glúm.
Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
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