Berg-danir

Old Norse Dictionary - berg-danir

Meaning of Old Norse word "berg-danir" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

berg-danir
m. pl. the Danes, (inhabitants) of rocks, giants, Hým. 17.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᚱᚴ-ᛏᛅᚾᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Hým.
Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)
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