bǿr
See also: boer, Boer, bóer, bôer, bör, bær, -boer, and Appendix:Variations of "bor"
Old Norse
Alternative forms
- býr
- bœr (alternative spelling)
Etymology
From the root of the verb búa.
Noun
bǿr m (genitive bǿjar, plural bǿir)
- farmhouse, farmstead
- farm, landed estate
- town
Declension
Declension of bǿr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)
masculine | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | bǿr | bǿrinn | bǿir | bǿirnir |
accusative | bǿ | bǿinn | bǿi | bǿina |
dative | bǿ | bǿnum | bǿjum, bjám, bjóm | bǿjunum, bjánum, bjónum |
genitive | bǿjar, bjár | bǿjarins, bjárins | bǿja, bjá | bǿjanna, bjánna |
In late Old Norse there is also an attested genitive singular biar (bíar), which has come down in Faroese as bíggjar.
Descendants
- Icelandic: bær m
- Faroese: bøur m, Bøur m (placename)
- Norwegian Nynorsk: bø m, Bø (placename)
- Norwegian Bokmål: bø m, Bø (placename)
References
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press