Hvirfings-bróðir

Old Norse Dictionary - hvirfings-bróðir

Meaning of Old Norse word "hvirfings-bróðir"

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

hvirfings-bróðir
m. a club-mate, club-brother, Fms. vi. 440.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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