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.)