Brýni

Old Norse Dictionary - brýni

Meaning of Old Norse word "brýni" in English.

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

brýni Old Norse word can mean:

brýni
n. a whetstone, Ísl. ii. 348, Fas. iii. 43, 44.
brýni
2. metaph. spices (rendering of the Lat. incitamenta gulae), Róm. 306.

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:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Róm.
Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)
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