Birta
Old Norse Dictionary - birta
Meaning of Old Norse word "birta"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word birta can mean:birta
- birta
- t, [Ulf. bairhtian], to illuminate, brighten, Stj. 15; b. sýn, 655 xxx; b. blinda, id.
- birta
- 2. impers., þokunni birtir af, the fog lifted, Hrafn. 6: to brighten with gilding or colouring, a ship, þá var birt allt hlýrit, cp. hlýrbjartr and hlýrbirt skip, Fms. iv. 277.
- birta
- 3. metaph. to enlighten; birta hjörtu vár, Hom. 67, Rb. 390: to make illustrious, Skálda 204.
- birta
- β. to reveal, manifest, Fms. iv. 132, viii. 101: with dat., birti hann ́st sinni, x. 418.
- birta
- γ. reflex, to appear; birtist þá skaði þeirra, Fms. vii. 189, v. 344, Stj. 198, Ann. 1243; b. e-m, Fms. i. 142.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᚱᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- cp.
- compare.
- impers.
- impersonal.
- n.
- neuter.
- pers.
- person.
- v.
- vide.
- m.
- masculine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- dat.
- dative.
Works & Authors cited:
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hrafn.
- Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)
- Skálda
- Skálda. (H. I.)
- Ann.
- Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)