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Kirsten Wolf: Basic Color Terms in Old Norse-Icelandic
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Literary work N References Compounds Toponyms
Króka-Refs saga 2 131.9f, 132.7 Grœnland (131.9f)
Laxdœla saga 1 188.2 gulgrœnn
Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu 1 233.1
Þórarins þáttr Nefjólfssonar 1 146.5 Grœnland
Víga-Glúms saga 3 20.10, 52.2/14, 64.3
Table 6. Occurrences of grœmi
2.7 Brúnn
Brúnn is also uncommon.6 There are only 18 occurrences, and of these,
six are compounds, two being toponyms.
Literary work N References Compounds Toponyms
Bandamanna saga 1 325.16
Eyrbyggia saga ~r~ 34.26 móbrúnn
Finnboga saga ramma i 256.5 brúngras
Fljótsdœla saga i 227.2
Flóamanna saga i 265.14 Brúnahaugr
Gísls þáttr Illugasonar i 334.14
Grettis saga 3 99.6,148.7,13
Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða 1 100.15 brúnmóálóttr
Kormáks saga 1 291.12 brúnleggr
Laxdœla saga 1 194.16 rauðbrúnn
Njáls saga 3 148.5, 276.22, 277.14
Þorgríms þáttr Hallasonar 1 299.3f Brúnastaðir
Valla-Ljóts saga 1 240.21-2
Víglundar saga 1 77.3
Table 7. Occurrences of brúnn
In addition, Brúnn occurs as the name of a horse (Víglundar saga 79.6),
and Brúni appears as a personal name (Heiðarvíga saga 288.22, Ljósvetn-
inga saga 16.15f, Njáls saga 407.20, and Vápnfirðinga saga 59.1).
6 For a discussion of brúnn and also jarpr, a secondary color term, see Wolf [forth-
coming]. Examples of svartbrúnn and skolbrúnn have not been included, since
brúnn may be referring to eyebrows and not color.