Bráð-kjörit

Old Norse Dictionary - bráð-kjörit

Meaning of Old Norse word "bráð-kjörit" (or bráð-kjǫrit) in English.

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

bráð-kjörit (bráð-kjǫrit)
n. part. hastily chosen, Sturl. iii. 151.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
part.
participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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