Ber-fjall

Old Norse Dictionary - ber-fjall

Meaning of Old Norse word "ber-fjall" in English.

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

ber-fjall Old Norse word can mean:

ber-fjall
n.
ber-fjall
1. [ber = björn and fjall, fell = pellis], a bear-skin, Vkv. 10 (2).
ber-fjall
2. [berr, nudus, and fjall, fell = mons], a bare fell or rocky hill, (now freq.)

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
v.
vide.
freq.
frequent, frequently.

Works & Authors cited:

Vkv.
Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)
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