Niðr-brot

Old Norse Dictionary - niðr-brot

Meaning of Old Norse word "niðr-brot" in English.

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

niðr-brot
n. a ‘down-break,’ destruction, Rb. 332, Mar., Fms. v. 163. niðrbrots-maðr, m. a destroyer, Bs. i. 724.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
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