Vé-brandr
Old Norse Dictionary - vé-brandr
Meaning of Old Norse word "vé-brandr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vé-brandr
- m. [from vé = vexillum (?)], a standard, oriflamme (?), a απ. λεγ. rendering of Lat. excutiens Bellona ‘faces,’ Al. 41.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁ-ᛒᚱᛅᚾᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- απ. λεγ.
- απαξ. λεγόμενον.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)