Bjarn-ylr
Old Norse Dictionary - bjarn-ylr
Meaning of Old Norse word "bjarn-ylr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bjarn-ylr
- s, m. bear’s warmth, the vital warmth of an ice-bear; it was believed in Icel. (vide Ísl. Þjóðs. i. 610) that a child born on the hide of an ice-bear would be proof against frost and cold; people hardy against cold are therefore said ‘to have bear’s warmth’ (bjarnyl), vide Háv. 39.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᛅᚱᚾ-ᚢᛚᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Háv.
- Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)
- Ísl. Þjóðs.
- Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.