Hrygg-brotinn

Old Norse Dictionary - hrygg-brotinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "hrygg-brotinn" in English.

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

hrygg-brotinn
part. broken-backed, Fms. x. 240, Greg. 48: metaph. an unhappy wooer is said to be hryggbrotin.

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

Abbreviations used:

metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
n.
neuter.
part.
participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
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