Breyskr

Old Norse Dictionary - breyskr

Meaning of Old Norse word "breyskr" in English.

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

breyskr: adj. (akin to brjósk), properly brittle: b. leirpottr, a brittle earthen pot, Sks. 543; kerin b., Stell. 1. 72: chiefly metaph. in moral sense, weak, infirm; andinn er fús, en holdið er b. . Matth. xxvi. 41, Stj. 55, 248, Sks. 688. 13: in mod. writing often spelt with i.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

l.: line.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stell.: Stellu-rímur.

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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