berbeinn

Old Norse

Etymology

From berr (“bare”) +‎ bein (“leg, bone”).

Adjective

berbeinn

1. bare-legged

   Synonym: berfœttr

Declension

    Strong declension of berbeinn

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	berbeinn	berbein	berbeint
accusative	berbeinan	berbeina	berbeint
dative	berbeinum	berbeinni	berbeinu
genitive	berbeins	berbeinnar	berbeins
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	berbeinir	berbeinar	berbein
accusative	berbeina	berbeinar	berbein
dative	berbeinum	berbeinum	berbeinum
genitive	berbeinna	berbeinna	berbeinna

    Weak declension of berbeinn

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	berbeini	berbeina	berbeina
accusative	berbeina	berbeinu	berbeina
dative	berbeina	berbeinu	berbeina
genitive	berbeina	berbeinu	berbeina
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	berbeinu	berbeinu	berbeinu
accusative	berbeinu	berbeinu	berbeinu
dative	berbeinum	berbeinum	berbeinum
genitive	berbeinu	berbeinu	berbeinu

    Declension of comparative of berbeinn

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	berbeinari	berbeinari	berbeinara
accusative	berbeinara	berbeinari	berbeinara
dative	berbeinara	berbeinari	berbeinara
genitive	berbeinara	berbeinari	berbeinara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	berbeinari	berbeinari	berbeinari
accusative	berbeinari	berbeinari	berbeinari
dative	berbeinurum	berbeinurum	berbeinurum
genitive	berbeinari	berbeinari	berbeinari

    Strong declension of superlative of berbeinn

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	berbeinastr	berbeinust	berbeinast
accusative	berbeinastan	berbeinasta	berbeinast
dative	berbeinustum	berbeinastri	berbeinustu
genitive	berbeinasts	berbeinastrar	berbeinasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	berbeinastir	berbeinastar	berbeinust
accusative	berbeinasta	berbeinastar	berbeinust
dative	berbeinustum	berbeinustum	berbeinustum
genitive	berbeinastra	berbeinastra	berbeinastra

    Weak declension of superlative of berbeinn

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	berbeinasti	berbeinasta	berbeinasta
accusative	berbeinasta	berbeinustu	berbeinasta
dative	berbeinasta	berbeinustu	berbeinasta
genitive	berbeinasta	berbeinustu	berbeinasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	berbeinustu	berbeinustu	berbeinustu
accusative	berbeinustu	berbeinustu	berbeinustu
dative	berbeinustum	berbeinustum	berbeinustum
genitive	berbeinustu	berbeinustu	berbeinustu

Descendants

• Norwegian Bokmål: barbeint
• Norwegian Nynorsk: berrbeint

Further reading

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