Vá-brestr

Old Norse Dictionary - vá-brestr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vá-brestr" in English.

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

vá-brestr
m. a ‘woe-crash,’ a sudden crash or sound in the earth or in the air, thought to bode strange and evil tidings, Fbr. 147; cp. Glúm, ch. 21, Ann. 1238.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.
chapter.
cp.
compare.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.
Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
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