Please note that the lexical concordance has not been reviewed and should not be referenced as a definitive and accurate concordance to the poetic corpus. Dates in particular may be taken from earlier editions and should be checked.
ONP: 1bresta vb....ok bjǫrg brustu; upphiminn ... ‘...and crags burst apart; the heaven above ...’
850notes...jǫfurs; brandar brustu við bláar ... ‘...battle; blades broke against dark-coloured ...’
936...feginn. Broddar brustu, en oddar ... ‘...glad. Spikes broke and points ...’
936...vígnestr bresta saman of ... ‘...war-needles clash together over ...’
950...hagl benja brast á brynjum; ... ‘...the hail of wounds burst on the mail-shirts; ...’
962...vǫndr mundar brast fyr mér ... ‘...rod of the hand broke on me ...’
963Bǫllr brast á stalli ... ‘The ball slammed into the support ...’
965...vápna Egils brestr hart á ... ‘...of Egill’s weapons crashes hard against ...’
990...þars malmar brustu mest, þótt ... ‘...where metal weapons clashed most, though ...’
1001...mun fyrr bresta í tvau, ... ‘...will sooner split in two ...’
1001notes...vǫndr rítar, brast í tvau ... ‘...-wand of the shield, burst in two ...’
1014...skjǫldr mun bresta, hjalmgagarr ... ‘...the shield will break, the helmet-dog ...’
1015...rend rít brestr sundr. ‘...-edged shield bursts apart.’
1030[2] hvar: brast 61, Flat
Flat Stod ek amot en míntumzst mo᷎rg brast sundr tar | ga bræid ok bryníur sidar borgum nærr um morgín munda ek þann eʀ | ende o᷎nduerdan brum lonndum ferd minn uar þa þenna þordendr konungr for | dum ᷎
61 stod ek ꜳ mot er minn | tumzst morg brast sunndr targga breid ok bryniur sidar borgum n | er vm morginn munda ek hann er hendi onduerdan brum londvm | ferd min uar þa þenna þordeɴdr konung vordum
...þars bára brestr. ‘...where the wave breaks. ’
1035notes...ristin rít brast. ‘...engraved shield split.’
1050...erfiði Austra brestr; allr sær ... ‘...the toil of Austri will split; all the sea ...’
1055...skegg mikit, brestir klaufum, vill ... ‘...a huge beard, bangs his hoofs, wants ...’
1066...gnast; skjǫldr brast. Þuðr hringr ... ‘...cracked; a shield burst. The slender sword ...’
1145...fasti varð bresta í háturnum ... ‘...flame had to crack in high towers ...’
1145...gullu; hjǫrr brast; brynjur lestusk; ... ‘...resounded; a sword crashed; byrnies were damaged; ...’
1145Hringr brast; drengir hjoggusk; ... ‘A sword crashed; warriors exchanged blows; ...’
1145...láð linna brast við ráð ... ‘...the land of snakes burst at the counsel ...’
1145...hagl skóðs brast á tjaldi ... ‘...hail of the weapon crashed against the tent ...’
1145...svǫrt rǫnd brast; guðr svall; ... ‘...the black shield-rim crashed; battle increased; ...’
1145...hǫrð egg brast í hǫggvi; ... ‘...the hard edge burst as it struck; ...’
1145...hringa; hjalmr brast sundr fyr ... ‘...byrnie-rings; the helmet burst asunder before ...’
1145Skreyttr skjǫldr brast í hjaldri; ... ‘The adorned shield burst in the battle; ...’
1145Brast, þás lesti ... ‘There was a loud noise when both ...’
1148...barði snekkju, brestr eigi. Því ... ‘...prow, does not break. That is what I ...’
1152...svell folks brustu; jǫfurr eyddi ... ‘...ice-sheets of battle shattered; the prince destroyed ...’
1155...sili Hernar brestr; umbgerð Hristar ... ‘...harness-strap of Hernar bursts; the sheath of Riste ...’
1160...þats aldri bresti, nema heit... ‘...which never fails, unless the promise-...’
1180...lyptingu; hlífar brustu; seint mun ... ‘...the raised deck; shields shattered; late will ...’
1200...Hildi; hringr brestr at gjǫf; ... ‘...to Hildr; the ring breaks as bride-payment; ...’
1221notes...flata bauga bresta fyr skata ... ‘...learn that flat circlets burst before the chieftain ...’
1221Remman brast af rót ... ‘The bitterness sprang forth from root ...’
1345notes...hreinleiks, brysti hvergi. Eingill ... ‘..., should nowhere break. The angel says ...’
1345...báðir fjötrar bresta brátt sundr, ... ‘...fetters instantly break asunder; they clattered down. ...’
1360...en björgin brustu; beimar áttu ... ‘...and mountains shattered; men had ...’
1394...hvíta lind bresta, bróðir, ok ... ‘...shield will break, brother, and ...’
?...benmána bresta; því brá ... ‘...wound-moons break; men’s lives ...’
?...mest hamlan bresti. ‘...the greatest obstacle fails.’
?notesBáðir hálsar brustu í stórri ... ‘Both sides of the bow broke apart in the enormous ...’
?‘Bresta brynjur, malmar ... ‘‘Mail-shirts split, weapons bite; ...’
?...fylkis; ár brestr eigi þá ... ‘...prosperity does not fail then in ...’
?...rýri menja brestr ei mér ... ‘...of necklaces does not abate at ...’
?...röst mun bresta, mær brá ... ‘...path will break, the girl flashed her ...’
?...mínum; atvinna brestr okkur bæði. ... ‘...young ones; sustenance fails for us both. ...’
?...herklæði brustu; vargr nam ... ‘...war-garments burst; the wolf started ...’
?...stafni; Hefring brestr, en Himinglæva ... ‘...the stem; Hefring breaks and Himinglæva ...’
?This view shows some basic information about a dictionary headword, plus all the references to the word in the published editions.