brík

See also: brik

Old Norse

Etymology

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Noun

brík f (genitive bríkar, plural bríkr)

  1. thin board
  2. low wooden screen
  3. short bench (near the door)

Declension

Declension of brík (strong consonant stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brík bríkin bríkr bríkrnar
accusative brík bríkina bríkr bríkrnar
dative brík bríkinni bríkum bríkunum
genitive bríkar bríkarinnar bríka bríkanna

Derived terms

  • bríkarbúningr m
  • bríkarklæði n

Descendants

  • Norwegian Nynorsk: brik

Further reading

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