Breði

Old Norse Dictionary - breði

Meaning of Old Norse word "breði" in English.

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

breði
a, m. [Norse bræ], a glacier, common in Norway, where the glaciers are called ‘bræer’ or ‘fonn;’ in Icel. an απ. λεγ., FaS. (VölS. S.) i. 116.

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

Abbreviations used:

απ. λεγ.
απαξ. λεγόμενον.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Völs. S.
Völsunga Saga. (C. II.)
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