Vetrar-braut

Old Norse Dictionary - vetrar-braut

Meaning of Old Norse word "vetrar-braut"

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

vetrar-braut
n. a winter-road, in winter time, Sturl. iii. 140, Dipl. ii. 5: cp. Dan. saying, ‘vise en vinter-vejen,’ to shew one the winter-way, i. e. leave one in the cold.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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