Vé-brandr

Old Norse Dictionary - vé-brandr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vé-brandr" in English.

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

vé-brandr
m. [from vé = vexillum (?)], a standard, oriflamme (?), a απ. λεγ. rendering of Lat. excutiens Bellona ‘faces,’ Al. 41.

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

Abbreviations used:

απ. λεγ.
απαξ. λεγόμενον.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
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