From Old Danish biørn, biorn, from Old Norse bjǫrn (“bear”), from Proto-Germanic *bernuz, northern form of Proto-Germanic *berô, probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“brown, shining”).
bjørn c (singular definite bjørnen, plural indefinite bjørne)
From Old Norse bjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *bernuz, northern form of Proto-Germanic *berô,
probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“brown, shining”).
bjørn f (genitive singular bjarnar, plural bjarnir)
f3 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | bjørn | bjørnin | bjarnir | bjarnirnar |
accusative | bjørn | bjørnina | bjarnir | bjarnirnar |
dative | bjørn | bjørnini | bjørnum, bjarnum | bjørnunum, bjarnunum |
genitive | bjarnar | bjarnarinnar | bjarna | bjarnanna |
From Old Norse bjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *bernuz, northern form of Proto-Germanic *berô, probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“brown, shining”), maybe related to brun (“brown”).
bjørn m (definite singular bjørnen, indefinite plural bjørner, definite plural bjørnene)
From Old Norse bjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *bernuz, northern form of Proto-Germanic *berô, probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“brown, shining”), maybe related to brun (“brown”).
bjørn m (definite singular bjørnen, indefinite plural bjørnar, definite plural bjørnane)