bjórr
Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *bebruz, whence also Old English befer, Old High German bibar.
Noun
bjórr m (genitive bjórs, plural bjórar)
Declension
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bjórr | bjórrinn | bjórar | bjórarnir |
| accusative | bjór | bjórinn | bjóra | bjórana |
| dative | bjóri | bjórinum | bjórum | bjórunum |
| genitive | bjórs | bjórsins | bjóra | bjóranna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: bjór
- Norwegian Nynorsk: bjor
- Elfdalian: biuor
- Old Swedish: biūr
- Swedish: bjur (obsolete)
- Old Danish: biūr, bifær
- Danish: byr (obsolete)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *beuzą (“beer”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰews- (“dross, sediment”). More at beer.
Noun
bjórr m (genitive bjórs, plural bjórar)
Declension
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bjórr | bjórrinn | bjórar | bjórarnir |
| accusative | bjór | bjórinn | bjóra | bjórana |
| dative | bjóri | bjórinum | bjórum | bjórunum |
| genitive | bjórs | bjórsins | bjóra | bjóranna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: bjór
- Faroese: bjór
- Norwegian Nynorsk: bjor
- → Middle Irish: beóir
- Irish: beoir
- Old Danish: ber
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “bjórr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 56; also available at the Internet Archive