Brynknífr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - brynknífr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "brynknífr" in Norwegian.

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

brynknífr: brynknífr, m. et Slags Kniv eller Vaaben,paa hvis Beskaffenhed og Navn det ervanskeligt at faa Rede og hvorom for-skjellige Meninger ere fremsatte i P. A.Munch d. n. Folks Hist. III, 412 ogaf Blom i AnO. 1867 s. 99; tvausverð þarf hann at hafa, annat þat erhann er gyrðr með, en annat þat erhangir við söðulboga, ok góðan bryn-kníf Kgs. 881.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚱᛦᚿᚴᚿᛁᚠᚱ
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.

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.

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