Björg
Old Icelandic Dictionary - björgMeaning of Old Icelandic word "björg" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
björg Old Icelandic word can mean:
- björg
- I) (gen. bjargar, pl. bjargir), f.
- björg
- 1) help, deliverance, out of need or danger, esp. help (food, shelter, transport) given to an outlaw (veita e-m ~, einnar nætr ~); lögmæt ~, lawful point of defence (in pleading in the Court);
- björg
- 2) means of subsistence, stores, provisions (fjögurra missera ~).
- björg
- II) from bjarg, rock.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᚢᚱᚴ
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- gen.
- genitive.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- e-m
- einhverjum.
- esp.
- especially.
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