bjǫrn

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See also Bjǫrn, bjørn, Bjørn, björn, and Björn

Contents

1 Old Norse
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Noun
  - 1.2.1 Declension
  - 1.2.2 Descendants

Old Norse [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Germanic *bernuz, northern form of *berô, whence also Old English beorn (“warrior”).

Noun [edit]

bjǫrn m

bear (animal)

Declension [edit]

declension of bjǫrn

	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bjǫrn	bjǫrninn	birnir	birnirnir
Accusative	bjǫrn	bjǫrninn	bjǫrnu	bjǫrnuna
Dative	birni	birninum	bjǫrnum	bjǫrnunum
Genitive	bjarnar	bjarnarins	bjarna	bjarnanna

Descendants [edit]

Danish: bjørn c
Faroese: bjørn f
Icelandic: björn m

Norwegian (nynorsk): bjørn m, bjønn m
Swedish: björn c

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