Við-brekkt

Old Norse Dictionary - við-brekkt

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

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

við-brekkt: n. adj. steep; þar var viðbrekkt mjök, Orkn. 450 (of a narrow hollow with steep walls on both sides).

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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