Brýna

Old Icelandic Dictionary - brýna

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "brýna" in English.

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

brýna Old Icelandic word can mean:

brýna
(-da, -dr), v.
brýna
1) to whet, sharpen (~ ljá, kníf, sverð);
brýna
2) ~ upp skipi, to drag a boat or ships half ashore, put it on the ‘edge’ of the seaboard;
brýna
3) to egg on; ~ hug es, to encourage.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚱᚢᚾᛅ

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