byr

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See also: BYR and býr

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *būra, from Proto-Indo-European *bhū (“to grow”), probably a denominative based on an unattested abstract noun *bhūrom > *būra.[1]

Verb

byr (aorist byra, participle byrë)

  1. to carry out, perform, execute

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “byr”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 44

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

byr

  1. present of by

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

byr

  1. present of by

Old Norse

Noun

byr

  1. accusative/dative singular of byrr

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh byrr, from Proto-Brythonic *bɨrr, from Proto-Celtic *birros.

Pronunciation

Adjective

byr (feminine singular ber, plural byrion, equative byrred, comparative byrrach, superlative byrraf)

  1. short (of a person, of comparatively little height)
  2. brief, concise

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
byr fyr myr unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “byr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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