brana
nafnorðkvenkyn
u, a name of a cow, [brana = juvenca, cited by Du Cange from old Spanish Latin deeds; it probably came into Spain with the Goths.] brönu-grös, , Satyrium Albidum; in lore this flower plays the same part as the German alraun or English mandrake; the b. are also called ‘Friggjar-gras’ (Frigg = Freyja, the goddess of love), and ‘elsku-gras,’ flower of love, as it is thought to create love between man and woman, i. 648. Gen. xxx. 14.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- f.kvenkyn (e. feminine)
- freq.frequent, frequently.
- n.hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
- pl.fleirtala (e. plural)
- botan.botanically.
- Icel.Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- Ísl. Þjóðs.Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.