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.)