Á-byrgð
Old Norse Dictionary - á-byrgð
Meaning of Old Norse word "á-byrgð"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word á-byrgð can mean:á-byrgð
- á-byrgð
- f. responsibility, liability, weight; leggja sína á. á, Grág. i. 208; eiga í á., to have at stake, Band. 18 new Ed., N. G. l. i. 223, Ld. 58; lands á., Grág. ii. 248; vera í á. um e-t, to answer for, Fms. xi. 82, Sks. 762: pl. ábyrgðir, pledges, Bær. II, 686 B. 5.
- á-byrgð
- COMPDS: ábyrgðarhluti, ábyrgðarlauss, ábyrgðarráð, ábyrgðarsamligr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅ-ᛒᚢᚱᚴᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Band.
- Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
- Bær.
- Bærings Saga. (G. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)