Næsta-bræðra

Old Norse Dictionary - næsta-bræðra

Meaning of Old Norse word "næsta-bræðra" in English.

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

næsta-bræðra Old Norse word can mean:

næsta-bræðra: 1. u, f. a female second cousin; ef maðr liggr með næstabraeðru sinni, Grág. i. 345, Bjarn. 50; Þórdísi næstabræðru mína, 52.

næsta-bræðra: 2. -bræðri, m., either indecl., the bræðra being a gen. pl., or decl. as a weak noun, second cousins; næstubræðra eigu upp at rísa, Grág. i. 69; þeim mönnum er honum eru firnari en næstabræðri, 285; næstabræðrar, 229; næstabræðrum, ii. 172.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

n.: neuter.

decl.: declined.

gen.: genitive.

indecl.: indeclinable.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

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