byrgismaðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From byrgi +‎ maðr.

Noun

byrgismaðr m (genitive byrgismanns, plural byrgismenn)

  1. a paramour

Declension

Declension of byrgismaðr (strong consonant stem, s-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative byrgismaðr byrgismaðrinn byrgismenn byrgismenninir
accusative byrgismann byrgismanninn byrgismenn byrgismennina
dative byrgismanni byrgismanninum byrgismǫnnum byrgismǫnnunum
genitive byrgismanns byrgismannsins byrgismanna byrgismannanna

Coordinate terms

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “byrgismaðr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 81; also available at the Internet Archive
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