Brúðhvíla

Old Norwegian Dictionary - brúðhvíla

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "brúðhvíla" in Norwegian.

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

brúðhvíla: brúðhvíla, f. Seng hvori brúðr lader sigbeligge, (jvf brúðarsæng, brúðarfaðmr).Heilag. I, 162; Stj. 34732; Homil. 16233 fg;þann tíma er hann var í brúðhvílukominn ok allir menn voru brottgengnirnema brúðr ok brúðgumi harðla náðu-liga Heilag. II, 47614; jvf Mar. 7122;Mag. 238; engi karlmaðr meiri reisupp af skaddri brúðhvílu (jvf BartschGermania XXIV, 2114. 41710. 31 fg) Hei-lag. II, 6420; jvf Homil. 145 (Matth. 11, 11); eigi hræddist þú fyrr at gangaí brúðhvílu konu hans, er hann varhvergi nær Trój. 21 (548).

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚱᚢᚦᚼᚠᛁᛚᛆ
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.

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