Bragðalr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - bragðalr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "bragðalr" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

bragðalr: bragðalr, m. en i Enden eller Enderne til-spidset Pæl af haardt og tørt Træ,hvormed bores i et eller flere andreTræstykker, eller som svinges, efteratEnden eller Enderne ere indstukne igjennemboret, faststaaende Træ, for der-ved at frembringe bragðalseldr; í samafirði vildu menn taka eld með bragðalsem hér er vani til, ok féngu eigi;síðan vættu þeir slýit í brunni þeim,er vígt hafði Guðmundr biskup, okmeð því vatni tóku þeir eldinn þegarí stað Bp. I, 61618 jvf II, 176.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚱᛆᚵᚦᛆᛚᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

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