Brúnn

Old Norse Dictionary - brúnn

Meaning of Old Norse word "brúnn" in English.

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

brúnn: adj. [A. S. brún; Germ. braun], brown, Hkr. iii. 81, FaS. iii. 336; brún klæði, black dress, of the dress of a divine, BS. i. 800: ‘svartr’ is never used of a horse, but brúnn, dark-brown, whereas a bay is jarpr, Nj. 167, Grett. 122 A, BS. i. 670, cp. Sturl. ii. 32; a black horse is called Brúnn, a mare Brúnka; dökk-brúnn, rauð-brúnn, dark-brown, red-brown, etc. The word is not much in use.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

etc.: et cetera.

Germ.: German.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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

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