Við-björn

Old Norse Dictionary - við-björn

Meaning of Old Norse word "við-björn" (or við-bjǫrn) in English.

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

við-björn (við-bjǫrn): m. a wood-bear, black bear, Bm., Grág. ii. 121, Glúm. 329, Fær. 48.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, við-björn may be more accurately written as við-bjǫrn.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bm.: Bjarka-mál. (A. II.)

Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

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