Börur

Old Norwegian Dictionary - börur

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "börur" (or bǫrur) in Norwegian.

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

börur (bǫrur)
börur, f. pl. = barar, barir. Klm. 52929;Æf. 22152; brœðr skolo upp halda sálo-tíðum ok sálomessom ok ringja láta svásem lík mítt lægi á börum Dn. I, 909jvf Rettelsen. Dn. II, 947.

Part of speech: f pl

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, börur may be more accurately written as bǫrur.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚯᚱᚢᚱ
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:

f.
Feminin.
m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.
pl.
Pluralis.

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