Brim

Old Norse Dictionary - brim

Meaning of Old Norse word "brim" in English.

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

brim Old Norse word can mean:

brim
n. [A. S. brim = aestus], surf, Fær. 174, Eg. 99; boðar ok b., Grág. ii. 385; sker ok b., Eg. 161, Landn. 84, 276, Hkr. i. 228.
brim
β. poët. the sea.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.
poët.
poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fær.
Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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