Byrr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - byrr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "byrr" in Norwegian.

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

byrr: byrr, m. (G. Byrjar) Vind som man kanbruge til at seile med. Hm. 91; bíðabyrjar OH. 13814. 36; Hund. 2, 6; liggjatil byrjar d. s. Fm. VI, 357; Flat. II,2612; EG. 38; byrr rennr á Nj. 89;byri gefr hann Hyndl. 3; Þorleifi gafbyri (upers.) Vápnf. 99; gaf honum velbyri Nj. 6 (1019); er byr gaf OH. 7535.1162; EG. 23; var góðr byrr OH. 10427;hafa góða byri Fm. VI, 383; byrr tekrat vaxa EG. 60 (4422); byrr fellr Eb. 4(525). Sandsynligvis er det dette Ord,som forekommer Thom. 42235: at honumværi byr(r) at baðu, hvor baðu synesat maatte tages i Betydningen: hváru,öðruhváru, som Dat. af det samme Ord,som ellers kun forekommer i Plur. báðir,báðar, bæði.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᛦᚱᚱ
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:

Dat.: Dativ.

f.: Feminin.

G.: Genitiv.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

ndl.: nydøidsk.

s.: substantiv.

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