Sjálf-birgr

Old Norse Dictionary - sjálf-birgr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sjálf-birgr" in English.

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

sjálf-birgr
adj. self-sufficient, Fb. i. 462: sjálf-birgingr, m. a self-sufficient fellow.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
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