bruðr

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Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *brunnô.

Noun

bruðr m (genitive brunns, plural brunnar)

  1. a spring
  2. a well

Declension

  Declension of bruðr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bruðr bruðrinn brunnar brunnarnir
accusative brunn brunninn brunna brunnana
dative brunni brunninum brunnum brunnunum
genitive brunns brunnsins brunna brunnanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: brunnur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: brunn, brønn
  • Norwegian Bokmål: brønn
  • Swedish: brunn
  • Danish: brønd
  • Scanian: brønn

References

  • “brunnr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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