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), byrþena(r)
accusative	byrþ	byrþina, -ena	byrþi(r), -e(r)	byrþina(r), byrþena(r)
dative	byrþ	byrþinni, -inne	byrþum, -om	byrþumin, -omen
genitive	byrþa(r)	byrþinna(r)	byrþa	byrþanna

Descendants

• Swedish: börda