Breiðr

Old Norse Dictionary - breiðr

Meaning 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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