Hjá-brögð

Old Norse Dictionary - hjá-brögð

Meaning of Old Norse word "hjá-brögð" (or hjá-brǫgð)

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

hjá-brögð (hjá-brǫgð)
n. pl. tricks, devices; h. heimsins, Mar.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hjá-brögð may be more accurately written as hjá-brǫgð.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
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