Brún
Old Icelandic Dictionary - brúnMeaning of Old Icelandic word "brún" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
brún Old Icelandic word can mean:
- brún
- I)
- brún
- (pl. brýnn), f.
- brún
- 1) brow, the projecting edge of a cliff or hill (cf. fjalls, heiðar, isbrún);
- brún
- 2) eyebrow; láta síga brýnn á nef fyrir brár, ofan fyrir augum, setja síða ~ hleypa brúnum, to kni tthe brows lypta brúnum, hefja upp brún, to lift the eyebrows, become cheerful, brighten up; also impers., hefr em upp ~, one brightens up; lypti þá mjök brúnum manna, therfaces brightened up; em bregðr í ~, one is amazed.
- brún
- II)
- brún
- (pl. brúnir), f. a kind of stuff.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚱᚢᚾ
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- pl.
- plural.
- impers.
- impersonal.
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