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Faroese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse burðr.
Pronunciation
Noun
burður m (genitive singular burðar, plural burðir)
- carrying
- burden, load
- birth, delivery
- foetus; fetus
- drag, drift
Declension
Further reading
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse burðr.
Pronunciation
Noun
burður m (genitive singular burðar, nominative plural burðir)
- birth
- Synonym: fæðing
- load, burden
- Synonyms: byrði, þungi, þyngsli
- carrying
- (in the plural) physical strength
Declension
Declension of burður (masculine)