Ber

Old Norse Dictionary - ber

Meaning of Old Norse word "ber" in English.

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

ber Old Norse word can mean:

ber: n., gen. pl. berja, dat. jum, [Goth. basi; A. S. beria; Germ.beere; cp. also the A. S. basu]:—a berry, almost always in pl., Grág. ii. 347; lesa ber, to gather berries, Jb. 310, BS. i. 135:—distinguished, vinber, the vine-berry, grape; esp. of Icel. sorts, bláber, the bleaberry, bilberry, whortleberry; aðalbláber, Vaccinium myrtillus; krækiber, empetrum; einirber, juniperus; hrútaber, rubus saxatilis; jarðarber, strawberry; sortuber or mulningr, arbutus, Hjalt.

ber: COMPDS: berjahrat, berjamór, berjavín.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

dat.: dative.

esp.: especially.

gen.: genitive.

Germ.: German.

Goth.: Gothic.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hjalt.: Hjaltalín, Icelandic Botany.

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

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