Bringa

Old Norse Dictionary - bringa

Meaning of Old Norse word "bringa" in English.

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

bringa Old Norse word can mean:

bringa: u, f., Lat. sternum, the chest (brjóst, pectus), Nj. 24, Eb. 182, Eg. 719: the phrase, e-m skýtr skelk í bringu, one gets frightened, Eg. 49, Fb. i. 418.

bringa: β. the breast-piece, brisket, Stj. 310. Exod. xxx. 27, = bringu-kollr.

bringa: γ. metaph. a soft grassy slope, hence Gull-bringur, the golden slopes, whence Gullbringu sýsla in Icel.

bringa: COMPDS: bringubein, bringubreiðr, bringukollr, bringusár, bringuteinar.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

Lat.: Latin.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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