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Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Birting

Old Norse Dictionary Entry
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Definitions

Definitions

4 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.
Similar Words

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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

birting

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

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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