burðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *burþiz f, from *beraną (“to bear”).

Noun

burðr m (genitive burðar, plural burðir)

  1. carriage, bearing
  2. birth
  3. fœtus (the thing born), offspring
  4. (plural only) birth, extraction
    heiðinn at burðum
    heathen at birth

Declension

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  Declension of burðr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative burðr burðrinn burðir burðirnir
accusative burð burðinn burði burðina
dative burð burðinum burðum burðunum
genitive burðar burðarins burða burðanna

Derived terms
  • afburðr m (“superiority”)
  • atburðr m (“occurrence”)
  • burðamunr m (“difference of birth”)
  • burðardagr m (“birthday”)
  • burðarmaðr m (“bearer, carrier”)
  • burðarsveinn m (“errand boy”)
  • burðartíð f (“birth-time”)
  • burðartími m (“birth-time”)

Descendants
  • Icelandic: burður
  • Faroese: burður
  • Norwegian:
    Norwegian Bokmål: byrd
    Norwegian Nynorsk: burd
  • Old Swedish: byrþ, byrþe, biurdh, børdh, ᛒᛦᚱᚦ
  • Danish: byrd
  • Old Gutnish: byrþ

References
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