Byrgja

Old Norse Dictionary - byrgja

Meaning of Old Norse word "byrgja" in English.

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

byrgja Old Norse word can mean:

byrgja: ð, [borg; cp. A. S. byrgjan, byrian; Engl. to bury]:—to close, shut; b. dyrr eðr vindaugu, Grág. ii. 286; byrgja hús, Grett. 91 new Ed.; Hallfreðr byrgði húsit, FmS. ii. 83; b. sinn munn, to shut one’s mouth, BS. i. 786; í byrgðum kviði sinnar móður, 655 xxvii. 10: metaph., byrgð syndum, overwhelmed with sins, Greg. 41.

byrgja: 2. adding prepp. aptr, inn, to shut; Grettir byrgði aptr húsit, Grett. l. c. MS. A; b. aptr garð, to shut a fence, Grág. ii. 283; b. aptr hlið á garði, id., Jb. 242; b. inann inni í húsum, to shut a man up in a house, Grág. ii. 110, SkS. 140; hvárki byrgðr né bundinn, 656 C. 32.

byrgja: 3. metaph. to hide, veil, of the face of God, the sun, or the like; sólin því ljóma sinn fékk byrgt, PasS. 44. 1; himna-ljósið var honum byrgt, 3. 2; byrg þig eigi fyrir minni grátbeiðni, PS. lv. 2.

byrgja: 4. the phrase, b. e-n inni, to shut one in, outwit; alla menn byrgir þú inni fyrir vitsmuna sakir, FmS. x. 247, xi. 31; b. e-n úti, to leave one outside in the cold, and metaph. to prevent, preclude; b. úti váða, to prevent mishap, x. 418, SkS. 44, Mar. 656 A. 18; byrg úti hræðsluna, Al. 25.

byrgja: 5. reflex., FaS. ii. 281.

byrgja: II. [borga], reflex. byrgjask, to be answerable for, vide ábyrgjask.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

S.: Saga.

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

l. c.: loco citato.

v.: vide.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

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

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

➞ 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.