Bragð-alr

Old Norse Dictionary - bragð-alr

Meaning of Old Norse word "bragð-alr" in English.

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

bragð-alr
m. a brad-awl, used in Icel. for producing fire, bragðals-eldr, m. fire produced by a b., Bs. i. 616; hann tók b. millum tveggja trjó, ii. 176.

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

Abbreviations used:

Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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