Prýði

Old Norse Dictionary - prýði

Meaning of Old Norse word "prýði" in English.

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

prýði Old Norse word can mean:

prýði: f. an ornament, Stj. 396; þá er þú sigldir með fegrð ok prýði (with pride and pomp) af Noregi, Fms. vii. 157.

prýði: 2. gallantry, bravery; verja með p., Fms. xi. 274: falla með p. ok orðstír, vi. 421; p. ok karlmennska, Fs. 17. passim. prýði-maðr, m. a brave man, Fb. ii. 199.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

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