Um-brot

Old Norse Dictionary - um-brot

Meaning of Old Norse word "um-brot" in English.

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

um-brot
n. pl. a violent struggle, convulsion (brjótask um), Finnb. 342, Fbr. 173: of physical changes, Sks. 148; sá ek þar búðar-toptir margar ok umbrot mikil, I saw a great levelling, i. e. all turned upside down, Nj. 162.

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

Abbreviations used:

i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Finnb.
Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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