Prýði

Old Norse Dictionary - prýði

Meaning of Old Norse word "prýði"

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

Old Norse word prýði can mean:prýði

prýði
f. an ornament, Stj. 396; þá er þú sigldir með fegrð ok prýði (with pride and pomp) af Noregi, Fms. vii. 157.
prýði
2. gallantry, bravery; verja með p., Fms. xi. 274: falla með p. ok orðstír, vi. 421; p. ok karlmennska, Fs. 17. passim. prýði-maðr, m. a brave man, Fb. ii. 199.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
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