Við-bragð

Old Norse Dictionary - við-bragð

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

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

við-bragð Old Norse word can mean:

við-bragð: n. a quick movement, start; skjótligr í viðbragði, on the alert, Fms. vii. 175; seinligr í viðbragði, slow, Grett. 90 A; hermannligr í viðbragði öllu, Ísl. ii. 203, v. l.; hann bregðr nú engum viðbrögðum, made no starts, no movements, stirred not, Ld. 156: a pull, hratt fram í fyrsta viðbragði, Edda 38.

við-bragð: 2. a look, coimtenance, appearance; líkir á vöxt ok viðbragð, Fms. vi. 12; undir því viðbragði (under the pretext) sem úskylda konu, Stj. 252; reiðuligr í viðrbragði, Mar.; með reiðu viðrbragði, id.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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