Brýna

Old Norse Dictionary - brýna

Meaning of Old Norse word "brýna" in English.

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

brýna Old Norse word can mean:

brýna: 1. d, [brún], to whet, sharpen, ‘bring to an edge’; b. ljá, kníf, sverð, to whet a scythe, knife, sword, Edda 48, Ísl. ii. 348, Fs. 62.

brýna: β. naut. to drag a boat or ship half a-shore, put her on the ‘edge’ of the sea-board; b. upp skipi, Nj. 19, Fs. 145, 147, Fms. viii. 333, v. 1.

brýna: 2. metaph. to egg on, incite, Al. 33.

brýna: 2. u, f. whetting; mowers call ‘brýna’ the amount of mowing done before the scythe wants whetting again.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

naut.: nautical.

v.: vide.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

f.: feminine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

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