Bjarg
Old Norse Dictionary - bjarg
Meaning of Old Norse word "bjarg"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word bjarg can mean:bjarg
- bjarg
- n. [Ulf. bairgahei = η ορεινή; A. S. beorg; Germ. berg; lost in Engl.], rocks, precipices:
- bjarg
- 1. neut. pl. björg, precipices (in a collect. sense), esp. on the sea-side, cp. flugabjörg, sjófarbjörg, hamrabjörg; precipices covered with gulls and sea fowls are called bjarg, e. g. Látrabjarg, Þórisbjörg, mostly in pl., BS. ii. 111, FmS. 275, Orkn. 312.
- bjarg
- 2. sing. rock; bjargit hafði nýliga sprungit frá einum hellismunna, FmS. i. 230; vatn ór bjargi, water out of a rock, 655 xii, Nj. 264, FaS. ii. 29.
- bjarg
- β. in sing. it chiefly means an immense stone (cp. heljarbjarg), a boulder; hann hefir fært þat bjarg í hellisdyrnar, at ekki má í hellinn komast, FmS. iii. 223; einn stein svá mikinn sem bjarg væri, Gísl. 31; hve stór björg (pl.) at sá hestr dró, Edda 26; at svá ungr maðr skyldi hefja svá stórt bjarg, Grett. 93.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᛅᚱᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- collect.
- collective.
- cp.
- compare.
- e. g.
- exempli gratia.
- esp.
- especially.
- neut.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- sing.
- singular.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)