Byrsta

Old Norse Dictionary - byrsta

Meaning of Old Norse word "byrsta" in English.

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

byrsta Old Norse word can mean:

byrsta: t, [bursti], to furnish with bristles or spikes, Sks. 418; gulli byrstr, Fas. i. 184.

byrsta: 2. metaph. the phrase, b. sik or byrstask, to raise the bristles, to shew anger, Fms. ii. 174, Finnb. 248, Pass. 26. I.

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

Abbreviations used:

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

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