Bráð-görr

Old Norse Dictionary - bráð-görr

Meaning of Old Norse word "bráð-görr" (or bráð-gǫrr) in English.

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

bráð-görr (bráð-gǫrr)
adj. early ripe, of a young man, Fms. vii. 111, xi. 328.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, bráð-görr may be more accurately written as bráð-gǫrr.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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