Brörr

Old Norse Dictionary - brörr

Meaning of Old Norse word "brörr" (or brǫrr) in English.

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

brörr (brǫrr)
m. [A. S. brœr], a briar, Haustl. 14; the explanation given in Lex. Poët. is scarcely right.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Haustl.
Haustlöng. (A. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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