Bersi

Old Norse Dictionary - bersi

Meaning of Old Norse word "bersi" in English.

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

bersi: a, m. a bear, Grett. 101 A, Fas. ii. 517, Sd. 165, Finnb. 246: the phrase, at taka sér bersa-leyfi, to take bear’s leave, i. e. to ask nobody (cp. ‘to take French leave’): freq. as a nom. pr., and hence in Icel. local names.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

nom.: nominative.

pr.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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