brísingr
nafnorðkarlkyn
[ Fr. braise], fire, ,—an interesting word, now unknown in , except in the brís-heitr, fire-hot, used in the same connection as fun-heitr, In Norway brising is any beacon or bale-fire, Jonsoko-brising = the fire kindled on the 24th of June, (in the Alps called Johannis-feuer.) In olden times the necklace of Freyja was called Brísinga-men, the flame-necklace; it was said to be hidden in the deep sea; Loki and Heimdal fought at the rock Singa-stone for this necklace; this ancient legend was represented on the roof of the hall at Hjarðarholt, and treated in the poem Húsdrápa, , .
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- m.karlkyn (e. masculine)
- cp.compare.
- poët.poetically.
- mythol.mythology, mythologically.
- Icel.Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- adj.lýsingarorð (e. adjective)
- q. v.quod vide.
- e. g.exempli gratia.
- n.hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
- Ld.Laxdæla saga. (D. II.)
- EddaEdda. (C. I.)