Brún-áss

Old Norse Dictionary - brún-áss

Meaning of Old Norse word "brún-áss" in English.

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

brún-áss
m. the wall-plate, i. e. the beam (áss) along the edge (brún) of the walls on which the cross-beams rest, Nj. 114, 202, Bs. i. 804.

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

Abbreviations used:

i. e.
id est.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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