Byrða

Old Norse Dictionary - byrða

Meaning of Old Norse word "byrða" in English.

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

byrða Old Norse word can mean:

byrða: 1. ð,

byrða: I. [borði], to embroider, Gkv. 2. 16.

byrða: II. [borð], to board, in compds = sí-byrða, inn-byrða, to pull on board; þykkbyrt, FmS. viii. 139.

byrða: 2. u, f. a large trough, Stj. MS. 127, Ed. 178 reads bryðjum, N. G. L. i. 255, B. K. 52.

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

Abbreviations used:

v.: vide.

f.: feminine.

L.: Linnæus.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Gkv.: Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

B. K.: Björgynjar Kálfskinn. (J. II.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.