Brana

Old Norse Dictionary - brana

Meaning of Old Norse word "brana" in English.

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

brana: u, f. a freq. name of a cow, [brana = juvenca, cited by Du Cange from old Spanish Latin deeds; it probably came into Spain with the Goths.] brönu-grös, n. pl., botan. Satyrium Albidum; in Icel. lore this flower plays the same part as the German alraun or English mandrake; the b. are also called ‘Friggjar-gras’ (Frigg = Freyja, the goddess of love), and ‘elsku-gras,’ flower of love, as it is thought to create love between man and woman, Ísl. Þjóðs. i. 648. Gen. xxx. 14.

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

Abbreviations used:

botan.: botanically.

f.: feminine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Ísl. Þjóðs.: Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.

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