Breið-firðingr

Old Norse Dictionary - breið-firðingr

Meaning of Old Norse word "breið-firðingr" in English.

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

breið-firðingr
m. a man from Broadfirth in Iceland, Nj., Landn., etc.

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

Abbreviations used:

etc.
et cetera.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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