Viðbragð

Old Icelandic Dictionary - viðbragð

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "viðbragð" in English.

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

viðbragð Old Icelandic word can mean:

viðbragð
n.
viðbragð
1) quick movement, start; skjótligr í ~i, on the alert; seinligr í ~i, slow in his movements; bregða engum viðbrögðum, to make no starts, not to stir;
viðbragð
2) look, countenance, outward appearance (skolbrúnn ok nökkut grimmligr í ~i).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚦᛒᚱᛅᚴᚦ

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

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