Brúðarbekkr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - brúðarbekkr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "brúðarbekkr" in Norwegian.

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

brúðarbekkr: brúðarbekkr, m. Bænk, paa hvilken Brudenledes til Sæde (mellem brúðir eller brúð-konur Nj. 34 (5021. 5117 fg); Ljósv. 1356; Gunl. 11 (25016 fg) jvf bekkjar-gjöf) naar der skal være Bryllup (gsv. bruþbænker Hels. Ærfd. 2, 1; bruþa-sæti Suderm. Gipt. 3: pr.; gd. brude-benk Dgf. 1, 4 a22. 224 b9), = brúð-bekkr, brúðstóll; förum þegar út íBrekku eptir Ingvöldu fagrkinn oksetjum hana á brúðarbekk hjá SigríðiSvarfd. 1980. Jvf. þat var í þann tíma,er brúðrin var á bekk sett Vígl. 559.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚱᚢᚦᛆᚱᛒᚽᚴᚴᚱ
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.

gd.: gammeldansk.

fd.: finlandisk.

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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