Brattr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - brattr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "brattr" in Norwegian.

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

brattr: brattr, adj. 1) brat, steil; bratt bjargFlat. I, 4653; Fm. VI, 145; brattrhamarr Fm. VIII, 53; brött brekkaHrafnk. 20; brött bára Kgs. 111;bera halann sínn brattara dvs. blivemodigere (jvf bretta halann) Heið. 18;reynt hefi ek brattara dvs. jeg har for-søgt det som er værre, vanskeligere (jvfbrattgengr), Am. 59; Grett. 133. 2) =bráðr; brött fyrirætlan Bp. I, 2048.- Som Øgenavn: Amundr b. EJb.198. 549; Arni b. Sturl. I, 3442; Björnb. EJb. 392; Eysteinn b. EJb. 251;Gunnarr b. Sturl. II, 6710; Kolbeinn b.EJb. 9523; Halvarðr b. EJb. 224. 539;Narfi b. EJb. 259; jvf K. Rygh norskeog islandske Tilnavne fra Oldtiden ogMiddelalderen (Skoleprogram) Trond-hjem 1871 s. 7; hvor der nævnesmange, som, foruden de her nævnte Nor-mænd, have baaret dette Øgenavn. Fraat være Øgenavn gik brattr over til atblive Fornavn: Dn. I, 304. 524; Aslakr,Ingimundr Brattsson Dn. II, 107. 115.III, 648. Af Personer, der have baaretdette Navn, have vel de Kjøbstadsgaarde,som kaldtes Brattrinn, faaet det: i Ber-gen Dn. I. 12229. 5916; i Stavanger Dn. I, 3115; i Tunsberg Dn. I, 5327;jvf Brattinn i Niðarós Dn. II, 24819;Brattsgarðr i Oslo Dn. II, 2363.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚱᛆᛏᛏᚱ
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:

adj.: Adjectiv.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.

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