Yfir-burðr

Old Norse Dictionary - yfir-burðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "yfir-burðr" in English.

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

yfir-burðr Old Norse word can mean:

yfir-burðr: m. a deck-cargo, of a ship; nú hitta menn í storma, þá skal öllum y. fyrst kasta, n. G. L. ii. 278 (Jb. 390, 391).

yfir-burðr: 2. excess; y. um þat er login segja, Fms. viii. 278.

yfir-burðr: 3. mod., esp. in plur. superiority, superior strength or quality.

yfir-burðr: II. yfir-burða, gen. pL. as adv. very; y. góðr, very good.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

esp.: especially.

mod.: modern.

plur.: plural.

adv.: adverb.

gen.: genitive.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

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

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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