Brími

Old Norse Dictionary - brími

Meaning of Old Norse word "brími" in English.

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

brími
a, m. fire, poët., Edda (Gl.): brímir, m., poët. a sword, Lex. poët.: a mythic. abode, Vsp. 43.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
poët.
poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)
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