byrgi

Old Norse

Etymology

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Noun

byrgi n (genitive byrgis)

1. fence, enclosure

Declension

Declension of byrgi (strong ija-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	byrgi	byrgit	byrgi	byrgin
accusative	byrgi	byrgit	byrgi	byrgin
dative	byrgi	byrginu	byrgjum	byrgjunum
genitive	byrgis	byrgisins	byrgja	byrgjanna

Derived terms

• byrgiskona f (“concubine”)
• byrgismaðr m (“paramour”)
• byrgisskapr m (“concubinage”)

Related terms

• byrging
• byrgja

Further reading

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