burðr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *burþiz f, from *beraną (“to bear”).

Noun

burðr m (genitive burðar, plural burðir)

carriage, bearing
birth
fœtus (the thing born), offspring
(plural only) birth, extraction
heiðinn at burðum
heathen at birth

Declension

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Declension of burðr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	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.

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