Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Birti

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 birti

f. and mod. birta, u, f. [Goth. bairhti], brightness, light, the old form birti is used Luke ii. 9, in the N. T. of 1540, and the Bible of 1584, and still kept in the 11th Ed. of Vidal. (1829); otherwise birta, Pass. 8. 19, 41. 10; birta also occurs Stj. 81, Fb. i. 122; but otherwise birti in old writers; birti ok fegrð, Fms. v. 344, x. 347; birti ægis, the gold, Edda 69; tunglsins birti, Stj. 26, Fms. i. 77.

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Runic Inscription

birti

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "birti" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
gl: glossary.
Goth.: Gothic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
s. v.: sub verbo.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
N. T.: New Testament.
Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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