Brynjuhöttr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - brynjuhöttr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "brynjuhöttr" (or brynjuhǫttr) in Norwegian.

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

brynjuhöttr (brynjuhǫttr): brynjuhöttr, m. = brynhattr, brynjuhattr.Klm. 321.

Part of speech: m

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚱᛦᚿᛁᚢᚼᚯᛏᛏᚱ
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:

m.: Masculin.