burðr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *burþiz f, from *beraną (“to bear”).
Noun
burðr m (genitive burðar, plural burðir)
- carriage, bearing
- birth
- fœtus (the thing born), offspring
- (plural only) birth, extraction
- heiðinn at burðum
- heathen at birth
Declension
Declension of burðr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)
masculine | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | burðr | burðrinn | burðir | burðirnir |
accusative | burð | burðinn | burði | burðina |
dative | burð | burðinum | burðum | burðunum |
genitive | burðar | burðarins | burða | burðanna |
Derived terms
- afburðr m (“superiority”)
- atburðr m (“occurrence”)
- burðamunr m (“difference of birth”)
- burðardagr m (“birthday”)
- burðarmaðr m (“bearer, carrier”)
- burðarsveinn m (“errand boy”)
- burðartíð f (“birth-time”)
- burðartími m (“birth-time”)
Related terms
- bera
- byrðr
Descendants
- Icelandic: burður
- Norwegian Nynorsk: burd
References
- burðr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.