Berr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - berr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "berr" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

berr: berr, adj. 1) bar, blottet, nøgen, ubedækket;lík bert ok blóðugt Grg. I, 8; varðhann berr svá at eigi váru huld karl-sköp hans Pr. 7028; jvf Heilag I, 43026;var lagðr á jarnrekkju berr (&vl nöktr)Heilag. I, 31719; tók sverðit berumhöndum Sturl. I, 23411; hvíla á berrijörðu Heilag. I, 62019; at eigi standibúit bert (dvs. uden Tag over Hovedet)í hagli ok kulda Mar. 105021; berrmeð einum kyrtli dvs. uden at være iførtflere Klæder end alene kyrtill (jvf Vulg.nudus Marc. 14, 51 fg; Joh. 21, 7)Post. 4888; undir berum himni Pr.225; Klm. 344; berr er hverr á bakinema sér bróður eigi Nj. 153 (26512). 2) tydelig, aabenbar. Harð. 10; segjae-t berum orðum Stj. 44718; gera e-tbert dvs. aabenbare, røbe noget, Flat. I,6828; Fm. VII, 19; verða berr dvs. bliverøbet, overbevist om noget (at e-u), Pr.257; gera sik beran í liðveizlu við e-ndvs. lægge for Dagen sin Vilje at hjælpeen, Sturl. I, 23111. 3) blottet for al Ejen-dom, "blot og bar", = snauðr. Heilag.II, 19735.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚽᚱᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

adj.: Adjectiv.

c.: Capitel.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

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