Hörg-brjótr

Old Norse Dictionary - hörg-brjótr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hörg-brjótr" (or hǫrg-brjótr) in English.

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

hörg-brjótr (hǫrg-brjótr)
m. a breaker of horgs, of a missionary king, Hallfred.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hörg-brjótr may be more accurately written as hǫrg-brjótr.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

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