Byrla

Old Norwegian Dictionary - byrla

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "byrla" in Norwegian.

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

byrla
byrla, v. (að) give en noget at drikke, =skenkja; bauð - at skipta fœzlu meðþeim ok byrla þeim drykkju Heilag.II, 2639; a) skjænke i Bæger: byrlar okberr honum hinn styrkasta drykk Stj. 41730; byrlar hann í hornin Fld. II,55029; takandi bikar byrlaðan meðeitrit sjalft Post. 4857; b) frembæredet fyldte Bæger til en (e-m): Flat. I,39930; Fm. X, 379; fig. feginn byrlarek þeim mítt blóð (= lat. utinam eissangvinem meum libem Hist. schol.55531) Gyð. 6229.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᛦᚱᛚᛆ
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:

fig.
figurlig, i figurlig betydning.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
v.
Verbum.

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