BER

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

BER

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 BER

n., gen. pl. berja, dat. jum, [Goth. basi; A. S. beria; Germ.beere; cp. also the A. S. basu]:—a berry, almost always in pl., Grág. ii. 347; lesa ber, to gather berries, Jb. 310, Bs. i. 135:—distinguished, vinber, the vine-berry, grape; esp. of Icel. sorts, bláber, the bleaberry, bilberry, whortleberry; aðalbláber, Vaccinium myrtillus; krækiber, empetrum; einirber, juniperus; hrútaber, rubus saxatilis; jarðarber, strawberry; sortuber or mulningr, arbutus, Hjalt.

2 BER

COMPDS: berjahrat, berjamór, berjavín.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛁᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
dat.: dative.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
gen.: genitive.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
Goth.: Gothic.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Hjalt.: Hjaltalín, Icelandic Botany.
Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

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