Skut-bryggja

Old Norse Dictionary - skut-bryggja

Meaning of Old Norse word "skut-bryggja" in English.

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

skut-bryggja
u, f. a stern-gangway, by which people went on board or went ashore. Fms. vii. 143, Eg. 121, Fbr. 130.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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