Brynja

Old Norse Dictionary - brynja

Meaning of Old Norse word "brynja" in English.

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

brynja: að, to cover with a coat of mail, Róm. 219; mostly in part. pass. brynjaðr, wearing a coat of mail, Fms. v. 161, Orkn. 148: reflex. to put on a coat of mail, El. 103.

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

Similar entries:

Brynja (II)

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

part.: participle.

pass.: passive.

reflex.: retlexive.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

El.: Elis Saga. (G. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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

Róm.: Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)

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