brunnr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• bruðr

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *brunnaz.

Noun

brunnr m

1. a spring
2. a well

Declension

  Declension of brunnr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	brunnr	brunnrinn	brunnar	brunnarnir
accusative	brunn	brunninn	brunna	brunnana
dative	brunni	brunninum	brunnum	brunnunum
genitive	brunns	brunnsins	brunna	brunnanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: brunnur
• Faroese: brunnur, bruður
• Norwegian Nynorsk: brunn
• Old Swedish: brunder, brynder
  • Swedish: brunn
• Danish: brønd
  • Norwegian Bokmål: brønn
    • → Norwegian Nynorsk: brønn
• Scanian: brønn
• → Scots: broonie; brin

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “brunnr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive