Byrgja

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

byrgja Old Icelandic word can mean:

byrgja

(-ða, -ðr), v.

byrgja

1) to close, shut (~ dyrr eða vindaugu); ~ sinn munn, to shut the mouth; ~ aptr húsit, to close the house; ~ en inni, to shut one in (í húsum); fig. to outwit one (~ en inni fyrir vitsmuna sakir); ~ et fyrir em, to exclude one from; ~ en úti, to shut one out; ~ et úti, to prevent, preclude (~ úti váða);

byrgja

2) ~ e-t með skömmu máli, to comprise it within a small compass.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᚱᚴᛁᛅ

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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