Skol-brúnn

Old Norse Dictionary - skol-brúnn

Meaning of Old Norse word "skol-brúnn" in English.

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

skol-brúnn Old Norse word can mean:

skol-brúnn: 1. adj. the etymology and exact sense of this word is uncertain, either from skol and brúnn = scullery-brown, or from skálpr or skolptr, qs. ‘scalp-brown’ swarthy, perhaps the latter; svarteygr ok s., Eg. 305; svartr á hár, skarpleitr, nökkut s., Orkn. 66; nökkut s., hvítr á hár ok rétthár, Glúm. 335; s. ok skarpleitr, Sd. 147; hárr í skeggi ok s. mjök, Ld. 274; rauðbleikr á hár, skolbrúnn, eygðr mjök ok vel, Eb. 30; Hallfreðr var s. nökkut, jarpr á hár, Fs. 86; rauðskeggjaðr, skol-brúnn. ok heldr íllmannligr, 101, Hem. (of earl Tosti).

skol-brúnn: 2. the best Engl. rendering would be olive, of complexion.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

qs.: quasi.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Hem.: Hemings-þáttr. (C. H.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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