Berja

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

berja Old Icelandic word can mean:

berja

(ber; barða, börðum; barðr, bariðr), v.

berja

1) to beat, strike, smite (~ e-n);

berja

hár svá fagrt sem barit gull, as beaten gold;

berja

~ korn af hálmi, to thresh;

berja

~ húð af e-m, to scourge severely;

berja

~ e-n grjóti, to stone (= grýta);

berja

~ e-n illyrðum, ávítum, to abuse, reproach one;

berja

~ á e-m, to attack one with blows, give one a thrashing;

berja

~ á hurð, dyrr, at hurðu, at dyrum, to knock, rap at a door;

berja

~ sér á brjóst, to smite one’s breast (in repentance);

berja

~ til e-s = ~ á e-m;

berja

~ e-n til e-s, to drive one with blows to do a thing (verða barðr til bœkr);

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2) with dat., ~ grjóti í andlit e-m, to throw stones in one’s face;

berja

~ saman vápnum, skjöldum, to dash weapons, shields against each other;

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~ (to neglect, slight) guðs boðum;

berja

~ e-u niðr (opp. to ljósta e-u upp), to hush up;

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3) intrans., hjarta hans barði (beat, throbbed) undir síðunni;

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4) impers., skýjagrjóti barði í augu þeim, hailstones dashed in their eyes;

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þeim barði saman, they dashed against each other;

berja

5) refl., ~st.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᚱᛁᛅ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary