Bryggja

Viking Language Dictionary - bryggja

Meaning of Old Norse / Old Icelandic word "bryggja"

bryggja
f pier; dock; quay, gangway [sometimes carried on ships]; in some instances, a bridge in the pl as a series of piers with pilings forming a long gangway

Possible runic inscriptions in Younger Futhark:

  • - Long branch (Danish):ᛒᚱᚢᚴᚴᛁᛅ
  • - Short twig (Swedish & Norwegian):ᛒᚱᚢᚴᚴᛁᛆ

Abbreviations used:

f
feminine
n
neuter
pl
plural
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