Yrða

bruni

nafnorð, karlkyn

Merkingar

a, m. [cp. Ulf. brunsts; Engl. to burn, burning]

  1. 1.

    burning, heat; sólar-bruni, Hkr. i. 5; þá er húsit tók at falla ofan af bruna (from the fire), Orkn. 458; reykr eðr b., Nj. 201, Sks. 197.

    1. β.

      a barren heath or burnt lava-field as a local name in the west of Icel.

  2. 2.

    metaph. a burning passion, mostly in bad sense; b. öfundar, of envy, Fms. ii. 140; losta b., of lust, K. Á. 104; but also trúar b., fire of faith (but rarely), Fms. v. 239: medic. caustic, 655 xi. 2.

Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir

Skammstafanir

m.
karlkyn (e. masculine)
cp.
compare.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
Engl.
English.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
medic.
medicine, medically.
COMPDS
samsett orð (e. compounds)

Tilvitnuð rit

Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga saga. (E. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sks.
Konungs skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
K. Á.
Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)