Berr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - berr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "berr" in English.

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

berr Old Icelandic word can mean:

berr
a.
berr
1) bare, naked (lík bert ok blóðugt); undir berum himni, in the open air; hvíla á berri jörðu, on the bare ground;
berr
2) open, clear, manifest; segja e-t berum orðum, in plain words verða berr at e-u, to be convicted of a thing; gøra e-t bert, to make known; gøra sik beran í e-u, to reveal, show one’s mind in a thng; vóru berastir í því þrændir, the Th. were most undisguised in it.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᚱᚱ

Abbreviations used:

e-t
eitthvat.
e-u
einhverju.

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