Við-björn
Old Norse Dictionary - við-björn
Meaning of Old Norse word "við-björn" (or við-bjǫrn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- við-björn (við-bjǫrn)
- m. a wood-bear, black bear, Bm., Grág. ii. 121, Glúm. 329, Fær. 48.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, við-björn may be more accurately written as við-bjǫrn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚦ-ᛒᛁᚢᚱᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bm.
- Bjarka-mál. (A. II.)
- Fær.
- Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Glúm.
- Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)