Steina-brú

Old Norse Dictionary - steina-brú

Meaning of Old Norse word "steina-brú" in English.

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

steina-brú: f. a stone-bridge, stone-arch, a natural one, not made by human hands, hence the phrase, gamall sem steinabrú, old as a stone bridge = ‘stone-old,’ Fas. iii. 61, cp. Ht. (fine): the very phrase shews the ancient Scandinavians, like the old Germans, knew not the arch, as their buildings were all of wood, cp. Tacit. Germ. 16, Herodian. vii. 2: indeed, stone masonry first became known after the introduction of Christianity.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Ht.: Hátta-tal. (C. I.)

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