byrþ

Old Swedish

Alternative forms
  • byrþe, biurdh, børdh

Etymology

From Old Norse burðr, from Proto-Germanic *burdiz.

Noun

byrþ f

  1. bearing (that which carries)
  2. burden (that which is being carried)
  3. birth
  4. newborn
  5. lineage
  6. birthright

Declension
Declension of byrþ (i-stem)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative byrþ byrþin byrþi(r), -e(r) byrþina(r), -ena(r)
accusative byrþ byrþina, -ena byrþi(r), -e(r) byrþina(r), -ena(r)
dative byrþ byrþinni, -inne byrþum, -om byrþumin, -omen
genitive byrþa(r) byrþinna(r) byrþa byrþanna

Descendants
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