bjórr
Old Norse
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *bebruz, whence also Old English beofor, Old High German bibar
Noun
bjórr m (genitive bjórs, plural bjórar)[1]
Declension
Declension of bjórr (strong a-stem)
Descendants
- Icelandic: bjór, bifur
- Norwegian:
- Norwegian Nynorsk: bjor
- Old Swedish: biur, biūr
- Swedish: bjur (obsolete)
- Old Danish: biur, biūr, bifær
- Danish: byr (obsolete)
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- Elfdalian: biuor
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *beuzą (“beer”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰews- (“dross, sediment”). More at beer.
Noun
bjórr m (genitive bjórs, plural bjórar)
Declension
Declension of bjórr (strong a-stem)
Descendants
References
- ^ Geir T. Zoëga, A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, s.v. "bjórr 3" (London, England: Oxford University Press, 1910), 56.