Breiðr
Old Norse Dictionary - breiðrMeaning of Old Norse word "breiðr" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
breiðr Old Norse word can mean:
- breiðr
- adj. neut. breitt, [Ulf. braids; Scot. brade; A. S. brâd; Engl. broad; Germ. breit], broad, Ld. 276, Nj. 35, 91, Grág. i. 500, FmS. iv. 42, vi. 297; fjörðr b. ok langr, Eb. 8; breiða stofa, b. búr, the broad chamber, Dipl. iii. 4, v. 2.
- breiðr
- β. á breiðan, adv. in breadth, FmS. viii. 416, x. 13: neut. as adv., standa breitt, to spread over a wide space, Edda 10.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚱᛁᛁᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- neut.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- S.
- Saga.
- Scot.
- Scottish.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- v.
- vide.
- adv.
- adverb.
Works & Authors cited:
- Dipl.
- Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
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