Old Norse
Etymology
From berr (“bare”) + bein (“leg, bone”).
Adjective
berbeinn
- bare-legged
- Synonym: berfœttr
Declension
Strong declension of berbeinn
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
berbeinn
|
berbein
|
berbeint
|
| accusative
|
berbeinan
|
berbeina
|
berbeint
|
| dative
|
berbeinum
|
berbeinni
|
berbeinu
|
| genitive
|
berbeins
|
berbeinnar
|
berbeins
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
berbeinir
|
berbeinar
|
berbein
|
| accusative
|
berbeina
|
berbeinar
|
berbein
|
| dative
|
berbeinum
|
berbeinum
|
berbeinum
|
| genitive
|
berbeinna
|
berbeinna
|
berbeinna
|
Weak declension of berbeinn
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
berbeini
|
berbeina
|
berbeina
|
| accusative
|
berbeina
|
berbeinu
|
berbeina
|
| dative
|
berbeina
|
berbeinu
|
berbeina
|
| genitive
|
berbeina
|
berbeinu
|
berbeina
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
berbeinu
|
berbeinu
|
berbeinu
|
| accusative
|
berbeinu
|
berbeinu
|
berbeinu
|
| dative
|
berbeinum
|
berbeinum
|
berbeinum
|
| genitive
|
berbeinu
|
berbeinu
|
berbeinu
|
Declension of comparative of berbeinn
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
berbeinari
|
berbeinari
|
berbeinara
|
| accusative
|
berbeinara
|
berbeinari
|
berbeinara
|
| dative
|
berbeinara
|
berbeinari
|
berbeinara
|
| genitive
|
berbeinara
|
berbeinari
|
berbeinara
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
berbeinari
|
berbeinari
|
berbeinari
|
| accusative
|
berbeinari
|
berbeinari
|
berbeinari
|
| dative
|
berbeinurum
|
berbeinurum
|
berbeinurum
|
| genitive
|
berbeinari
|
berbeinari
|
berbeinari
|
Strong declension of superlative of berbeinn
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
berbeinastr
|
berbeinust
|
berbeinast
|
| accusative
|
berbeinastan
|
berbeinasta
|
berbeinast
|
| dative
|
berbeinustum
|
berbeinastri
|
berbeinustu
|
| genitive
|
berbeinasts
|
berbeinastrar
|
berbeinasts
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
berbeinastir
|
berbeinastar
|
berbeinust
|
| accusative
|
berbeinasta
|
berbeinastar
|
berbeinust
|
| dative
|
berbeinustum
|
berbeinustum
|
berbeinustum
|
| genitive
|
berbeinastra
|
berbeinastra
|
berbeinastra
|
Weak declension of superlative of berbeinn
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
berbeinasti
|
berbeinasta
|
berbeinasta
|
| accusative
|
berbeinasta
|
berbeinustu
|
berbeinasta
|
| dative
|
berbeinasta
|
berbeinustu
|
berbeinasta
|
| genitive
|
berbeinasta
|
berbeinustu
|
berbeinasta
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
berbeinustu
|
berbeinustu
|
berbeinustu
|
| accusative
|
berbeinustu
|
berbeinustu
|
berbeinustu
|
| dative
|
berbeinustum
|
berbeinustum
|
berbeinustum
|
| genitive
|
berbeinustu
|
berbeinustu
|
berbeinustu
|
Descendants
- Norwegian Bokmål: barbeint
- Norwegian Nynorsk: berrbeint
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “berbeinn”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive