Næsta-bræðra
Old Norse Dictionary - næsta-bræðra
Meaning of Old Norse word "næsta-bræðra"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word næsta-bræðra can mean:næsta-bræðra
- næsta-bræðra
- 1. u, f. a female second cousin; ef maðr liggr með næstabraeðru sinni, Grág. i. 345, Bjarn. 50; Þórdísi næstabræðru mína, 52.
- næsta-bræðra
- 2. -bræðri, m., either indecl., the bræðra being a gen. pl., or decl. as a weak noun, second cousins; næstubræðra eigu upp at rísa, Grág. i. 69; þeim mönnum er honum eru firnari en næstabræðri, 285; næstabræðrar, 229; næstabræðrum, ii. 172.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛅᛋᛏᛅ-ᛒᚱᛅᚦᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
- decl.
- declined.
- gen.
- genitive.
- indecl.
- indeclinable.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bjarn.
- Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)