Tungu-bragð

Old Norse Dictionary - tungu-bragð

Meaning of Old Norse word "tungu-bragð" in English.

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

tungu-bragð
n. tongue, speech; mjúkt t., Fms. i. 283; hefir því t. ekki ómjúkligt, ii. 60; málit görisk af blæstrinum, tungubragðinu ok skipan varranna, Skálda 170.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
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