Á-burðr
Old Norse Dictionary - á-burðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "á-burðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word á-burðr can mean:á-burðr
- á-burðr
- ar, m. a charge (bera á, accusare’); varði mik eigi þess úburðar, Fms. ii. 57, Rd. 236.
- á-burðr
- β. medic. salve, ointment (bera á, to smear), Bs. ii. 180.
- á-burðr
- γ. pomp or bravery in dress (berast á, to puff oneself up), in the COMPDS aburðar-klæði, n. fine clothes, showy dress, Bar. 5.
- á-burðr
- δ. a horse load: áburðar-hestr, m. a pack-horse, = klyfja hestr. áburðar-maðr, m. a dressy, showy person, a dandy, Fms. iv. 255, Orkn. 208. áburðar-mikill, adj. puffed up, showy, Ld. 248. áburðar-samligr and áburðar-samr, adj. id., Sks. 452, 437.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅ-ᛒᚢᚱᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- medic.
- medicine, medically.
- n.
- neuter.
- adj.
- adjective.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Rd.
- Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)