Brölta

Old Norse Dictionary - brölta

Meaning of Old Norse word "brölta" (or brǫlta) in English.

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

brölta (brǫlta): t, [bratl and bratla, Ivar Aasen], to tumble about (as a cow in a bog), Ld. 328, Nj. 27, Jómsv. S. (Ed. 1824), p. 38 (breylti); FmS. xi. 129 has a false reading breysti. brölt, n. a tumbling about.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, brölta may be more accurately written as brǫlta.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

Jómsv. S.: Jómsvíkinga Saga. (E. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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