Brúnn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - brúnn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "brúnn" in Norwegian.

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

brúnn: brúnn, adj. 1) brun, = brúnaðr; om Klæ-der: Kgs. 66 &vl; Bp. I, 800. 2) blank,glinsende (ags. & mht. brun); om Metal-vaaben, især Sværd (som i danske Folke-viser brune brand, gsv. brunt swærd Sv.Medelt. Bibelarb. I, 413): beit brúnegg Fm. X, 141; jvf SE. I, 66219.Se Soph. Bugge i Tidsskr. f. Phil.og Pædag. VIII, 67; deraf brýna.Som Øgenavn: Guðbrandr brúnn DN.II, 64923; Þorleifr brúnn DN. III,6395; Jón brúni DN. I, 13422; ogdernæst som Personnavn: Adaliz gamlaBrúns dóttir DN. I, 13420.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚱᚢᚿᚿ
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:

a.: accusativ.

adj.: Adjectiv.

f.: Feminin.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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