Hnit-bróðir

Old Norse Dictionary - hnit-bróðir

Meaning of Old Norse word "hnit-bróðir" in English.

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

hnit-bróðir
m. a ‘clasp-brother,’ an adversary, Hým. 23, (poët.)

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
poët.
poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Hým.
Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)
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