Brúna-skurðr

Old Norse Dictionary - brúna-skurðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "brúna-skurðr" in English.

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

brúna-skurðr
m. cutting the hair straight across the brows (as in the later Roman time), Ld. 272.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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