Braut

Old Icelandic Dictionary - braut

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "braut" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

braut Old Icelandic word can mean:

braut
I)
braut
(pl. ~ir), f.
braut
1) road (cut through rocks, forests, etc.); ryðja ~, to cut a road;
braut
2) as adv. away, either with or without the prep. ‘á’ or ‘í’ (fara, ganga, komast ~ or á ~, ~a; vera í ~ or ~u; kasta e-u í ~, hverfa í ~, vera í ~ or ~u). Cf. brott, burt.
braut
II)
braut
m. compds., see brott.
braut
III)
braut
from brjóta.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚱᛅᚢᛏ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
pl.
plural.
etc.
et cetera.
e-u
einhverju.
adv.
adverb.
compd
compound, compounds.
compds
compound, compounds.
m.
masculine.

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