byrgja

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse byrgja, from Proto-Germanic *burgijaną. Cognate with English bury.

Pronunciation

Verb

byrgja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative byrgði, supine byrgt)

  1. to cover (a window or doorway), to shut
  2. to hold in (an emotion or feeling)
  3. to obstruct, to hinder

Conjugation

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *burgijaną (to hide, keep safe).

Verb

byrgja (singular past indicative byrgði, plural past indicative byrgðu, past participle byrgðr)

  1. to close, shut
    1. (figurative) to outwit

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • byrgi n (enclosure, fence)
  • byrging f (enclosure, fence)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: byrgja

Further reading

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