Brúð-gumi

Old Norse Dictionary - brúð-gumi

Meaning of Old Norse word "brúð-gumi" in English.

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

brúð-gumi Old Norse word can mean:

brúð-gumi: a, m. [Ulf. uses bruþfaþs, not bruþguma; A. S. brydguma; Hel. brudigomo; O. H. G. prutigomo; Germ. bräutigam; Dan. brudgom; Swed. brudgumme; from brúðr, a bride, and gumi, a man = Lat. homo; the Engl. inserts a spurious r, bridegroom]:—a ‘bride’s man,’ bridegroom; svá sem gumi er kallaðr í brúðför, Edda 107, Grág. i. 175, Nj. 25, Sturl. iii. 182, Ísl. ii. 250.

brúð-gumi: COMPD: brúðgumareið.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Hel.: Heliand.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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