Brigða

Old Norse Dictionary - brigða

Meaning of Old Norse word "brigða" in English.

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

brigða Old Norse word can mean:

brigða: ð, (mod. að), [bregða], a law term, to escheat; with acc., b. land, lönd, Grág. ii. 202 sqq.; b. e-m frelsi, to abrogate, i. 203; b. fé (of the forfeiture of a deposit), 183. In the Norse sense, vide Gþl. 295 sqq., Jb. 188 sqq., Dipl. v. 16.

brigða: 2. with dat. (irreg.), b. jörðu, Gþl. 300: to make void, b. dómi, 23; b. sáttmáli, Stj. 382: part. brigðandi = brigðarmaðr, Grág. ii. 204.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

pl.: plural.

v.: vide.

dat.: dative.

irreg.: irregular.

part.: participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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