Bragr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - bragr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "bragr" in Norwegian.

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

bragr
bragr, m. 1) Digtekunst, = skaldskapr.SE. I, 98; Hyndl. 5. 5) den ypperste,fornemste (ags. brego jvf Dm.3 215).Sig. 3, 15; Skirn. 34; er sá kallaðrbragr karla eða kvenna, er orðsnildhefir framarr en aðrir, kona eða karl-maðr SE. I, 98.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚱᛆᚵᚱ
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.
n.
Neutrum.
ndl.
nydøidsk.
s.
substantiv.

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