Vé-braut

Old Norse Dictionary - vé-braut

Meaning of Old Norse word "vé-braut"

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

vé-braut
n. a doubtful απ. λεγ., the home-stead or the premises of a house, the place cleared to build a house on = ruð (q. v.), Hornklofi (Hkr. i. in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

απ. λεγ.
απαξ. λεγόμενον.
n.
neuter.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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