Bjúg-viðr

Old Norse Dictionary - bjúg-viðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "bjúg-viðr" in English.

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

bjúg-viðr: m. a crooked branch; bjúgviðr hausa, poët. the crooked branches of the head, i. e. the horns, Km.

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

Abbreviations used:

i. e.: id est.

m.: masculine.

poët.: poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Km.: Kráku-mál. (A. III.)

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