Fingr-brjótr

Old Norse Dictionary - fingr-brjótr

Meaning of Old Norse word "fingr-brjótr" in English.

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

fingr-brjótr
m. a ‘finger-breaker,’ a false move in chess, but uncertain which, Fms. iv. 366.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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