byrging

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Old Norse

Etymology

From byrgja (“to close, shut”) +‎ -ing.

Noun

byrging f

  1. fence, enclosure
  2. close, conclusion, end

Declension

Declension of byrging (strong ō-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative byrging byrgingin byrgingar byrgingarnar
accusative byrging byrgingina byrgingar byrgingarnar
dative byrgingu byrgingunni byrgingum byrgingunum
genitive byrgingar byrgingarinnar byrginga byrginganna

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “byrging”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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