Brá

Old Norse Dictionary - brá

Meaning of Old Norse word "brá" in English.

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

brá: f. [Ulf. braw; A. S. bræv; Engl. brow; Germ. brau], an eye-lid; brár (gen. sing.), Edda 15; brár (nom. pl.), 6; brám (dat. pl.), Vþm. 41; brá (gen. pl.), Ad. 5; cp. Baldrs-brá, Gull-brá, Ísl. ÞjóðS.: in poetry the eyes are called brú-tungl, -máni, -sól, -geisli, moon-, sun-beam of the brow; tears are brá-regn, -drift, rain of the brow; the head brá-völlr, field of the brow, etc., Lex. Poët.

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

Similar entries:

Brá (I)

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

dat.: dative.

Engl.: English.

etc.: et cetera.

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

nom.: nominative.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

sing.: singular.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Ad.: Arinbjarnar-drápa. (A. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Ísl. Þjóðs.: Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Vþm.: Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)

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