Breidd

Old Norse Dictionary - breidd

Meaning of Old Norse word "breidd" in English.

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

breidd
f. [Goth. braidei], breadth, Alg. 372, Grág. i. 498, Symb. 22, Fms. x. 272: metaph., Skálda 175.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
Goth.
Gothic.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Alg.
Algorismus. (H. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
Symb.
Symbolae. (H. IV.)
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