BJARTR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

BJARTR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 BJARTR

adj. [Ulf. bairts = δηλος; A. S. beorht; Engl. bright; Hel. berht; in Icel. per metath. bjartr; cp. birti, etc.], bright; Lat. clarus is rendered by bjartr, Clar. 128; bjart ljós, Fms. i. 96; bjart tunglskin, Nj. 118; sólskin, Fms. ii. 300; veðr, i. 128: of hue, complexion, b. líkami, Hkr. iii. 179, Nj. 208; hönd, Bb. 3. 20.

2 BJARTR

2. metaph. illustrious; með b. sigri, Fms. x. 253; in a moral sense, Stj. 141.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛁᛅᚱᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
etc.: et cetera.
f.: feminine.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Hel.: Heliand.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
metath.: metathesis.
p.: page.
S.: South, Southern.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors

Bb.: Búnaðar-bálkr.
Clar.: Clarus Saga. (G. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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