Burgeiss

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Burgeiss

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 burgeiss

m. [Fr. bourgeois; Chaucer burgeis; a for. word, of Teut. origin, from burg]:—a burgess, Fas. iii. 358: in mod. usage, a big man.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚢᚱᚴᛁᛁᛋᛋ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

for.
foreign.
Fr
French in etymologies.
Fr.
French in etymologies.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
orig
original, originally.
Teut.
Teutonic.

Works & Authors

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fr.
Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
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