byrþ
Old Swedish
Alternative forms
- byrþe, biurdh, børdh
Etymology
From Old Norse burðr, from Proto-Germanic *burdiz.
Noun
byrþ f
- bearing (that which carries)
- burden (that which is being carried)
- birth
- newborn
- lineage
- birthright
Declension
Declension of byrþ (i-stem)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | byrþ | byrþin | byrþi(r), -e(r) | byrþina(r), -ena(r) |
| accusative | byrþ | byrþina, -ena | byrþi(r), -e(r) | byrþina(r), -ena(r) |
| dative | byrþ | byrþinni, -inne | byrþum, -om | byrþumin, -omen |
| genitive | byrþa(r) | byrþinna(r) | byrþa | byrþanna |
Descendants
- Swedish: börda