Þang-brandr
Old Norse Dictionary - þang-brandr
Meaning of Old Norse word "þang-brandr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þang-brandr
- the Norse rendering of the name of the Saxon missionary, but it should have been if properly given, Þakk-brandr (cp. Þak-ráðr), Fms., Ó. T.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᛅᚾᚴ-ᛒᚱᛅᚾᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ó. T.
- Ólafs Saga Tryggvasonar. (E. I.)