Brjóstbjörg

Old Norwegian Dictionary - brjóstbjörg

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "brjóstbjörg" (or brjóstbjǫrg) in Norwegian.

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

brjóstbjörg (brjóstbjǫrg)
brjóstbjörg, f. Brystskjærm. Kgs. 8733.

Part of speech: f

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, brjóstbjörg may be more accurately written as brjóstbjǫrg.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚱᛁᚮᛋᛏᛒᛁᚯᚱᚵ
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.
m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.

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