Á-bristir
Old Norse Dictionary - á-bristirMeaning of Old Norse word "á-bristir" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- á-bristir
- f. pl. corrupt for ábistir (see p. 481, col. 1), cp. Goth. beist, Engl. beestings; the á- is a gen. pl. from ær, a ewe: the word therefore prop. meant sheep’s beestings, but came to be used as a general term; the word is a household word in Icel., but seems not to be found in ancient poets; Hallgr. Pét. speaks of heitar ‘ábristur.’
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅ-ᛒᚱᛁᛋᛏᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- gen.
- genitive.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Goth.
- Gothic.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hallgr.
- Hallgrímr Pétrsson.