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”)

Related terms

• bera
• byrðr

Descendants

• Icelandic: burður
• Faroese: burður
• Norwegian:

  Norwegian Bokmål: byrd

  Norwegian Nynorsk: burd

• Old Swedish: byrþ, byrþe, biurdh, børdh, ᛒᛦᚱᚦ
  • Swedish: börda
• Danish: byrd
• Old Gutnish: byrþ

References

• burðr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.