Birta

Old Norse Dictionary - birta

Meaning of Old Norse word "birta" in English.

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

birta Old Norse word can mean:

birta: t, [Ulf. bairhtian], to illuminate, brighten, Stj. 15; b. sýn, 655 xxx; b. blinda, id.

birta: 2. impers., þokunni birtir af, the fog lifted, Hrafn. 6: to brighten with gilding or colouring, a ship, þá var birt allt hlýrit, cp. hlýrbjartr and hlýrbirt skip, Fms. iv. 277.

birta: 3. metaph. to enlighten; birta hjörtu vár, Hom. 67, Rb. 390: to make illustrious, Skálda 204.

birta: β. to reveal, manifest, Fms. iv. 132, viii. 101: with dat., birti hann ́st sinni, x. 418.

birta: γ. reflex, to appear; birtist þá skaði þeirra, Fms. vii. 189, v. 344, Stj. 198, Ann. 1243; b. e-m, Fms. i. 142.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

cp.: compare.

impers.: impersonal.

n.: neuter.

pers.: person.

v.: vide.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

dat.: dative.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hrafn.: Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)

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