Bjartr
Old Norse Dictionary - bjartr
Meaning of Old Norse word "bjartr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word bjartr can mean:bjartr
- bjartr
- adj. [Ulf. bairts = δηλος; A. S. beorht; Engl. bright; Hel. berht; in Icel. per metath. bjartr; cp. birti, etc.], bright; Lat. clarus is rendered by bjartr, Clar. 128; bjart ljós, FmS. i. 96; bjart tunglskin, Nj. 118; sólskin, FmS. ii. 300; veðr, i. 128: of hue, complexion, b. líkami, Hkr. iii. 179, Nj. 208; hönd, Bb. 3. 20.
- bjartr
- 2. metaph. illustrious; með b. sigri, FmS. x. 253; in a moral sense, Stj. 141.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᛅᚱᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- f.
- feminine.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Hel.
- Heliand.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- metath.
- metathesis.
- S.
- Saga.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bb.
- Búnaðar-bálkr.
- Clar.
- Clarus Saga. (G. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)