Brád

Old Norse Dictionary - brád

Meaning of Old Norse word "brád" in English.

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

brád Old Norse word can mean:

brád: f. [A. S. brad; Germ. brat], meat, raw flesh, esp. venison; blóðug bráð (a law term), raw meat, Grág. ii. 192, N. G. l. i. 82; brytja í bráð, to chop into steaks, Fb. i. 321: pl. metaph. prey of beasts, varmar bráðir, Hkv. 2. 41, FaS. i. 209; villi-bráð, venison; val-bráð, black spots on the face.

brád: II. sól-bráð, sun-burning.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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