Brestr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - brestr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "brestr" in Norwegian.

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

brestr: brestr, m. (N. Pl. -ir) 1) Aabning mellem De-lene af en itusprungen Gjenstand. Völ. 25;Laxd. 33; Nj. 22; Leif. 16833. 2) Brag. Bp. I, 7992. 80334; Vígagl. 2137; SE.II, 4612; OH. 723; Fld. II, 17920. 24.1801; Flat. I, 48433; paa hvilket sidsteSted Ordet forbinder begge Betydninger,eller maa opfattes i denne og den føl-gende Betydning tilsammen, ligesom Ver-bet bresta oftere maa tages i flere af dets Betydninger, nemlig 1, 2 og 4;jvf heraðsbrestr, hýbýlabrestr her-brestr, vábrestr. 3) Skade, Brøst,Tab. Fm. XI, 441.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚱᚽᛋᛏᚱ
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:

f.: Feminin.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

Pl.: Pluralis.

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