Yfir-burðr

Old Norse Dictionary - yfir-burðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "yfir-burðr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word yfir-burðr can mean:yfir-burðr

yfir-burðr
m. a deck-cargo, of a ship; nú hitta menn í storma, þá skal öllum y. fyrst kasta, n. G. L. ii. 278 (Jb. 390, 391).
yfir-burðr
2. excess; y. um þat er login segja, Fms. viii. 278.
yfir-burðr
3. mod., esp. in plur. superiority, superior strength or quality.
yfir-burðr
II. yfir-burða, gen. pL. as adv. very; y. góðr, very good.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠᛁᚱ-ᛒᚢᚱᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
esp.
especially.
mod.
modern.
plur.
plural.
adv.
adverb.
gen.
genitive.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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