Brandstokkr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - brandstokkr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "brandstokkr" in Norwegian.

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

brandstokkr
brandstokkr, m.? Völsungr konungr létgera höll eina ágæta ok með þeimhætti, at ein eik mikil stóð í höllinniok limar trésins með fögrum blómumstóðu út um ræfr hallarinnar en leggr-inn stóð niðr í jörðina ok kölluðu þeirþat bran stokk (maaske fordi den stodi Nærheden af Arnestedet, jvf gd. bran-sten i Sk. L. 17, 8 og Anders Sunesøns lat. Oversættelse Lex Scaniæ provin-cialis (udg. af Thorsen) s. 204). Fld. I,119 (jvf Völs. 8710 hvor Soph. Buggelæser barnstokkr, se Anm. s. 8724 fgg. 1938 fgg).

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚱᛆᚿᚦᛋᛏᚮᚴᚴᚱ
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:

fgg.
følgende (om flere).
gd.
gammeldansk.
L.
Linje.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.
S.
Side.

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