Straumbrot

Old Norwegian Dictionary - straumbrot

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "straumbrot" in Norwegian.

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

straumbrot: straumbrot, n. 1) voldsom Strømning; féllein undarliga mikil á með hinu stríð-asta straumbroti ok forsfalli hér okhvar yfir gljúfrum árinnar Heilag. II,4351. 2) fig. Handlingen at brjótastraum fyrir e-u (se under straumr);sýnist oss einsætt, herra, sögðu þeir,at þér kallit Sveinka aptr í land okunnit honum straumbrots fyrir, þvíathann mun sízt harðfengi til skorta atreka íllþýði af höndum ok eyða vík-ingum Fm. VII, 2715.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛏᚱᛆᚢᛘᛒᚱᚮᛏ
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:

fig.: figurlig, i figurlig betydning.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

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