Brýnn

Old Icelandic Dictionary - brýnn

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "brýnn" in English.

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

brýnn Old Icelandic word can mean:

brýnn
I)
brýnn
a. prompt, ready; ef brýn féföng lægi fyrir, ready means; brýn sök, just, cogent cause; brýn vörn, a clear case for defence; ~ byrr, straight, fair wind.
brýnn
II)
brýnn
f. pl., from brún, brow.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚱᚢᚾᚾ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
pl.
plural.

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