berfǿttr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From berr (“bare”) +‎ fótr (“a foot”).

Adjective

berfǿttr

  1. barefoot
    Synonym: berbeinn

Descendants

  • Icelandic: berfættur
  • Faroese: berføttur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: berrføtt

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “berfœttr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 49; also available at the Internet Archive
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