Brík
Old Norse Dictionary - bríkMeaning of Old Norse word "brík" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
brík Old Norse word can mean:
- brík
- f., gen. ar, pl. bríkr, [Engl. brick; Fr. brique; Swed. bricka; Dan. brikke = chess-man in a game], properly a square tablet, e. g. altaris-brík, an altar-piece, Vm. 10, BS. ii. 487: in the Sagas often of a low screen between the pillars (stafir), separating the bedrooms (hvílurúm) from the chief room, Gþl. 345, Fms. v. 339, Sturl. ii. 228, iii. 219, Korm. 182:—in mod. usage brík means a small tablet with carved work, one at the foot and one at the head of a bed, (höfða-brík, fóta-brík.)
- brík
- β. in Norway (Ivar Aasen) used of a small table placed at the door; in this sense it seems to be used BS. i. (Laur. S.) 854.
- brík
- COMPDS: bríkarbúningr, bríkarnef.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚱᛁᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- e. g.
- exempli gratia.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- Fr.
- French in etymologies.
- gen.
- genitive.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- v.
- vide.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fr.
- Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Ivar Aasen
- Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
- Laur. S.
- Laurentius Saga. (D. III.)
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