Bragi

Old Norse Dictionary - bragi

Meaning of Old Norse word "bragi" in English.

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

bragi: a, m. the god of poetry Bragi, also a pr. name: in pl. bragnar, poët. heroes, men, Edda, Lex. poët.; cp. A. S. brego = princeps.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

pl.: plural.

poët.: poetically.

pr.: proper, properly.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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

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