burðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *burþiz f, from *beraną (“to bear”).

Noun

burðr m (genitive burðar, plural burðir)

  1. carriage, bearing
  2. birth
  3. fœtus (the thing born), offspring
  4. (plural only) birth, extraction
    heiðinn at burðum
    heathen at birth

Declension
  Declension of burðr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative burðr burðrinn burðir burðirnir
accusative burð burðinn burði burðina
dative burð burðinum burðum burðunum
genitive burðar burðarins burða burðanna

Derived terms
  • afburðr m (“superiority”)
  • atburðr m (“occurrence”)
  • burðamunr m (“difference of birth”)
  • burðardagr m (“birthday”)
  • burðarmaðr m (“bearer, carrier”)
  • burðarsveinn m (“errand boy”)
  • burðartíð f (“birth-time”)
  • burðartími m (“birth-time”)

Descendants

References
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