Bjórr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - bjórrMeaning of Old Icelandic word "bjórr" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
bjórr Old Icelandic word can mean:
- bjórr
- I)
- bjórr
- m. beer (öl heitir með mönnum, en með Ásum ~).
- bjórr
- II)
- bjórr
- (-s, -ar), m.
- bjórr
- 1) triangular cut off piece of skin (bjórar þeir, er menn sníða ór skóm sínum fyrir tám eða hæl);
- bjórr
- 2) triangular strip of land, = geiri (~ lá ónuminn fyrir austan Fljót);
- bjórr
- 3) front wall, party wall; engi var ~inn milli húsanna, there was no partition between the houses;
- bjórr
- 4) a sort of tapestry of triangular shape (var stofan vel tjölduð ok settir upp bjórar).
- bjórr
- III)
- bjórr
- (-s, -ar), m. beaver, esp. the beaver’s skin (~ ok safali).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᚢᚱᚱ
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- esp.
- especially.
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