Hnit-bróðir
Old Norse Dictionary - hnit-bróðir
Meaning of Old Norse word "hnit-bróðir"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hnit-bróðir
- m. a ‘clasp-brother,’ an adversary, Hým. 23, (poët.)
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚾᛁᛏ-ᛒᚱᚢᚦᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- poët.
- poetically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hým.
- Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)