Á-byrgja

Old Norse Dictionary - á-byrgja

Meaning of Old Norse word "á-byrgja" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

á-byrgja Old Norse word can mean:

á-byrgja: 1. ð,

á-byrgja: 1. in the act. form (very rare), to answer for; á. e-m e-t, Gþl. 385; á. e-t á hendi e-m, to place a thing for security in a person’s hands; hann á. þau á hendi Jóhanni postula, 655 ix. A.

á-byrgja: 2. as a dep.; abyrgjast (very freq.), to answer for, take care of, Gþl. 190, Grág. i. 140; hverr skal sik sjálfr a., 256, ii. 119, Fms. vi. 361; á. e-t við e-u, Grág. i. 410; sá maðr ábyrgist vápn er upp festir, ii. 95; hverr abyrgist bat (warrants) móðir, at góðráðr verði, ek mun abyrgjast (I will warrant) at eigi mun heimskr verða, Fms. iv. 83.

á-byrgja: 2. u, f. = ábyrgð (very rare); halda e-u abyrgiu, to be responsible for, Grág. ii. 335, 399.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅ-ᛒᚢᚱᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

act.: active.

l.: line.

dep.: deponent.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

v.: vide.

f.: feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

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