Hrað-byrja
Old Norse Dictionary - hrað-byrja
Meaning of Old Norse word "hrað-byrja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hrað-byrja
- adj. sailing with a strong wind, Eg. 94, Bs. i. 121.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᛅᚦ-ᛒᚢᚱᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)