Brýni

Old Norwegian Dictionary - brýni

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "brýni" in Norwegian.

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

brýni
brýni, n. 1) Brynesten, Sten som brugestil dermed at hvæsse, skjærpe (jvf hein).Heið. 25; Fld. III, 43 fg. 2) hvad dertjener til at ophidse, lat. incitamentum;om Krydderi: ekki hafa þeir salt viðmat ok ekki brýni (= incitamenta gulæSallust.) Pr. 30625; höfðu þangat fœrtdögurð sínn - tvá páfugla ok eina ælftrmeð góðu pipars brýni El. 611.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚱᛦᚿᛁ
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:

fg.
følgende.
lat.
latinsk.
n.
Neutrum.

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