Bjarn-dýri
Old Norse Dictionary - bjarn-dýri
Meaning of Old Norse word "bjarn-dýri"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bjarn-dýri
- and mod. bjarndýr, n. a bear, Fms. vi. 298, Nj. 35, Fs. 27, 148, 182.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᛅᚱᚾ-ᛏᚢᚱᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)