Brynjuhalsbjörg

Old Norwegian Dictionary - brynjuhalsbjörg

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "brynjuhalsbjörg" (or brynjuhalsbjǫrg) in Norwegian.

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

brynjuhalsbjörg (brynjuhalsbjǫrg): brynjuhalsbjörg, f. Brynjelignende Dækkeder tjente til Halsens Beskyttelse. Bp.I, 54118,

Part of speech: f

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, brynjuhalsbjörg may be more accurately written as brynjuhalsbjǫrg.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚱᛦᚿᛁᚢᚼᛆᛚᛋᛒᛁᚯᚱᚵ
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.

p.: Pagina, side.

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