Breyskr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - breyskr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "breyskr" in Norwegian.

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

breyskr
breyskr, adj. 1) skjør, skrøbelig; breyskrleirpottr Kgs. 116; þenna breyska líkamsem ek berum Leif. 19031. 2) svag,skrøbelig i aandelig Henseende. Kgs.150; eigi hafa allir menn eina náttúru,ef einn er styrkr, annarr er breyskr,ef annarr er harðr, þá er annarr blauðrHeilag. I, 4476; breyskr ok lítilmagniBarl. 556.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚱᚽᛦᛋᚴᚱ
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.
f.
Feminin.
s.
substantiv.

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