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Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic


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brow; láta síga brýnn á nef fyrir brár, ofan fyrir augum, setja síða b. hleypa brúnum, to knit the brows lypta brúnum, hefja upp brún, to lift the eyebrows, become cheerful, brighten up; also impers., hefr e-m upp b., one brightens up; lypti þá mjök brúnum manna, their faces brightened up; e-m bregðr í b., one is amazed.
brún (pl. brúnir), f. a kind of stuff.
brúnaðr, a. dark-coloured, brown.
brúna-mikill, a. heavy-browed;
-síðr, a. having overhanging brows.
-skurðr, m. cutting the hair straight across the brows.
brúnar-bein, n. pl. the bone of the eye-brow.
brún-áss, m. ridge-pole, ridge-piece.
brún-hvítr, a. white-browed.
brún-móálóttr, a. of mouse-grey colour with a black stripe down the back (of a horse).
brúnn, a. (1) brown; (2) of polished metal, bright (beit brún egg).
brúnn, m. black horse.
brún-síðr, a. = brúnasíðr;
-skarpr, a. light in the head;
-völr, -völvi, -ölvi, a. frowning.
brúsi, m. buck, he-goat.
brú-steinn, m. pavement.
brydda (-dda, -ddr), v. (1) to prick, goad (2) to rough shoe (aka jó óbryddum á ísi hálum); (3) to show the point (bryddu upp ór þokunni kollarnir); (4) impers., af þessi gørð herra páfans bryddi (arose) svá mikla styrjöld, at.
brydding, f. bordering, edging.
bryðja, f. a sort of trough.
bryggja, f. (1) gang-board, gangway; skjóta bryggjum, to shoot out the gangway; (2) landing-stage, pier, quay (lágu langskip konungs með endilöngum bryggjum); (3) rarely, bridge, = brú.
bryggju-búð , f. storehouse on a pier;
-ker, n. a tub at a pier?;
-lægi, n. landing-stage;
-mangari, m. shop-keeper at a landing pier;
-sporðr, m. the head of a pier.
bryna (), v. = bruna.
bryn-brœkr, f. pl. war-breeches;
-glófi, m. war-glove, gauntlet;
-hattr, m., -hetta, f. war-hood;
-hosa, f. war-hose, greave;
-höttr, m.= -hattr, -hetta.
brynja, f. coat of mail.
bryrja (), v. to cover or arm with a coat of mail; brynjaðr, wearing a coat of mail, mailclad.
brynju-bítr, m. 'mail-biter', sword;
-bönd, n. pl. cords to fasten the coat of mail;
-hattr, m., -hetta, f. = brynhattr, brynhetta;
-hálsbjörg, f. the neckpiece of a hauberk;
-hringr, m. a ring of a coat of mail (hringabrynja);
-lauss, a. without a coat of mail unprotected;
-meistari, m. maker of coats of mail;
-rokkr, m. military tunic (worn over the coat of mail).
bryn-klungr, m. a sort of weapon used in defending a besieged castle;
-knífr, m. war-knife;
-kolla, f. a mail-cap (worn under the helmet).
brynna (-ta, -t), v. to water, give water to (b. nautum).
bryn-stakkr, m. mail-jacket;
-stúka, f. mail-sleeve;
-tröll, n. a sort of halberd;
-þing, n. combat (poet.);
-þvari, m. a sort of halberd (= bryn-tröll).
bryti (gen. brytja or bryta), m. bailiff, under-steward; konungs b., a steward on royal estates.
brytja (), v. to chop (b. mat); b. lið heiðingja, to put to the sword; b. niðr, to cut down.
brytjan, f. chopping.
bryt-skálm, f. chopper (kallar hann þat sverð brytskálm sína).
brýna (-da, -dr), v. (1) to whet, sharpen (b. ljá, kníf, sverð); (2) brýna upp skipi, to drag a boat or ships half ashore, put it on the 'edge' of the seaboard; (3) to egg on; b. hug e-s, to encourage.
brýni, n. (1) whetstone; (2) spaces (ekki hafa þeir salt við mat ok ekki brýni).
brýning, f. (1) whetting, sharpening, (2) fig. egging on, incitement.
brýn-ligr, a. = brýnn; er -ligt um e-t, it is promising, likely.
brýnn, a. prompt, ready; ef brýn féföng lægi fyrir, ready means; brýn sök, just, cogent cause; brýn vörn, a



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