Bruni

Old Norse Dictionary - bruni

Meaning of Old Norse word "bruni" in English.

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

bruni Old Norse word can mean:

bruni: a, m. [cp. Ulf. brunsts; Engl. to burn, burning]

bruni: 1. burning, heat; sólar-bruni, Hkr. i. 5; þá er húsit tók at falla ofan af bruna (from the fire), Orkn. 458; reykr eðr b., Nj. 201, Sks. 197.

bruni: β. a barren heath or burnt lava-field as a local name in the west of Icel.

bruni: 2. metaph. a burning passion, mostly in bad sense; b. öfundar, of envy, Fms. ii. 140; losta b., of lust, K. Á. 104; but also trúar b., fire of faith (but rarely), Fms. v. 239: medic. caustic, 655 xi. 2.

bruni: COMPDS: brunabelti, brunadómr, brumaflekkr, brunahraun, brunavegr, brunaþefr, Brunaöld.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

n.: neuter.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

medic.: medicine, medically.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)

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