Berr

Old Norse Dictionary - berr

Meaning of Old Norse word "berr" in English.

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

berr Old Norse word can mean:

berr: adj. [A. S. bär; Engl. bare; Germ. bar; Slav. bos; Litt. bosus; the Goth word is not on record, but was prob. sounded basus; the radical form is b-s, not b-r, and it is consequently different from Lat. -perio (in aperio), or bera, ferre, v. Grimm S. v.];:—Lat. nudus, bare, naked; albrynjaðr svá at ekki var bert nema augun, FmS. vii. 45; beran vápnastað, Nj. 9; undir berum himni, under the bare sky, in open air, sub dio, Karl. 544; á beru svæði, in open field; ber sverð, naked swords, FmS. i. 266; ríða berum hestum = berbakt, Dl. ii.

berr: 2. metaph. naked, unprotected, Grág. ii. 8; berr er hverr á baki nema sér bróður eigi (a proverb), Nj. 265.

berr: β. uncovered, open, clear, manifest; segja með berum orðum, in clear words, Stj. 447; verða berr at e-u, to be convicted of a thing, 656 A, 25; berar jartegnir, FmS. ii. 221; góran sik beran at e-u, to shew openly, mostly in a bad sense, xi. 55; vóru berastir í því Þrændir, the Th. were most undisguised in it, Hkr. ii. 57; göra bert, to make known, lay bare, FmS. i. 32, vii. 195.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

Litt.: Littonian.

m.: masculine.

prob.: probably.

S.: Saga.

Slav.: Slavonic.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

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