Brögðóttr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - brögðóttr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "brögðóttr" (or brǫgðóttr) in Norwegian.

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

brögðóttr (brǫgðóttr): brögðóttr, adj. 1) kløgtig, slu til at overlisteandre ved bragð 3. Eg. 52 (10816); Vígagl.2275. 2) opfunden, indrettet med List ogKløgt; brögðótt fylsni Bp. II, 13724.

Part of speech: adj

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚱᚯᚵᚦᚮᛏᛏᚱ
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.

p.: Pagina, side.

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