Burt
Old Norse Dictionary - burt
Meaning of Old Norse word "burt"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word burt can mean:burt
- burt
- [Ital. bagordo; Fr. bohourt; bord in Chaucer; vide Du Cange s. v. bohordicum], in the phrase, ríða burt, to ride a tilt; hence burt-reið, f. a tilt, tournament, Bær. 17, Fas. ii. 295, Karl., Þiðr., etc.; freq. in romances.
- burt
- COMPDS: burtreiðarmaðr, burtreiðarvápn, burtstöng.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᚱᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- etc.
- et cetera.
- f.
- feminine.
- Fr.
- French in etymologies.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- Ital.
- Italian.
- l.
- line.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bær.
- Bærings Saga. (G. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fr.
- Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)