Birting

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Birting

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 birting

f.

2 birting

1. brightness, Sks. 26, 656 A: metaph. manifestation, revelation, Th. 76, Stj. 378, Barl. 199: vision, 655 xxxii.

3 birting

2. day-break.

4 birting

COMPD: birtingartíð.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛁᚱᛏᛁᚾᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.

Works & Authors

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Th.
Theophilus. (F. III.)
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