Hörg-brjótr
Old Norse Dictionary - hörg-brjótr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hörg-brjótr" (or hǫrg-brjótr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hörg-brjótr (hǫrg-brjótr)
- m. a breaker of horgs, of a missionary king, Hallfred.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hörg-brjótr may be more accurately written as hǫrg-brjótr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚱᚴ-ᛒᚱᛁᚢᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.