Brú

Old Norwegian Dictionary - brú

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "brú" in Norwegian.

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

brú: brú, f. (G. brúar eller brár se brárbœtr jvfbrárendi Dn. I, 5817; n. Pl. brúar GrG.I, 13022. II, 924; Frost. 3, 1917 eller brárEJb. 1912; brúr Bp. I, 6512; ogsaa brýrDn. V, 4033; JKr. 59 &vl 20) Bro. GrG.II, 20514; Landsl. 7, 472; Flat. I, 11014;Fm. VIII, 86 fg; Hom. 1753; draga brú afdvs. afkaste en Bro. Sturl. II, 2037; brjóta,taka af brú d. s. Alex. 8010; Fm. X, 30127.Ordet forekommer ofte som Navn paaBosteder eller Jordeiendomme som liggeved en Bro. Exempler derpaa saavel somsammensatte Navne, hvoraf brú udgjørden første Del, findes EJb. 654 b; jvf í Brúm sem kallast Loptsbrár EJb.1912; ligesom deraf er sammensat brúar-völlr Dn. IV, 165. IX, 120; brárvellirDn. V, 459; brúaruð = bráruð Dn.II, 32118. 23; jvf EJb. 629. 19815. Om Flajansbrú dvs. Via appia Symb. 2610 sesammesteds s. 49 Nr. 133; jvf brústeinn.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚱᚢ
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.

G.: Genitiv.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

Nr.: Nummer.

p.: Pagina, side.

Pl.: Pluralis.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.

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